The Conservation Handbook : Research, Management and Policy
William J. Sutherland
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2008.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (295 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Research, Management and Policy; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Assessing biodiversity; 2.1 Why assess biodiversity?; 2.2 Biodiversity assessment techniques; 2.2.1 Total species list; CASE STUDY Discovery and conservation the Saola; 2.2.2 Total genus or family list; 2.2.3 Parallel-line searches; 2.2.4 Habitat subsampling; 2.2.5 Uniform effort; 2.2.6 Time-restricted search; 2.2.7 Encounter rates; 2.2.8 Species discovery curves; 2.2.9 MacKinnon lists; 2.2.10 Timed species counts; 2.2.11 Recording absence; 2.2.12 Habitat feature assessment; 2.3 Documenting rarities. - 2.4 Collecting2.4.1 Labelling; 2.4.2 Preservatives; 2.4.3 Collecting plants; 2.4.4 Collecting fungi; 2.4.5 Collecting invertebrates; 2.4.6 Collecting fish; 2.4.7 Collecting amphibians; 2.4.8 Collecting reptiles; 2.4.9 Collecting birds; 2.4.10 Collecting mammals; 2.5 Ethnobotany; 2.6 Atlases; CASE STUDY Southern African frog atlas project; 2.7 Habitat mapping; 2.8 Remote sensing; 2.9 Databases; 3 Setting conservation priorities; 3.1 Why set conservation priorities?; 3.2 Prioritising species; 3.2.1 Vulnerability to extinction; 3.2.2 Taxonomic isolation; 3.2.3 What is a species?. - 3.2.4 Flagship species3.2.5 Introduced species; 3.2.6 Likelihood of species recovery; 3.2.7 Prioritising species within areas; 3.3 Prioritising habitats; 3.4 Hot spots of global biodiversity; 3.4.1 Endemic Bird Areas; 3.4.2 Centres of plant diversity; 3.4.3 Important Taxon Areas; 3.5 Prioritising areas and selecting reserves; 4 Monitoring; 4.1 Why monitor?; 4.2 Bias and accuracy; 4.2.1 Long-term data sets; 4.3 Sampling; 4.3.1 Stratified sampling; 4.3.2 Monitoring plots; 4.4 Indices and censuses; 4.5 Counting recognisable individuals; 4.6 Quadrats and strip transects. - 4.12.3 Water traps for invertebrates4.12.4 Light traps for invertebrates; 4.12.5 Emergence traps for invertebrates; 4.12.6 Pitfall traps for invertebrates; 4.12.7 Sweep, pond and t o w nets; 4.12.8 Benthic cores for invertebrates; 4.13 Monitoring fish; 4.13.1 Fish traps; 4.13.2 Gill and dip nets; 4.13.3 Electrofishing; 4.13.4 Transects and point counts for fish; 4.14 Monitoring amphibians; 4.14.1 Drift fencing and pitfall traps; 4.14.2 Direct counts of amphibians; 4.15 Monitoring reptiles; 4.15.1 Mark-release-recapture of reptiles; 4.15.2 Direct observations of reptiles; 4.16 Monitoring birds. - 4.16.1 Direct counts of birds. - 4.7 Distance sampling: line transects and point countsBOX 4.1 Estimating populations from point counts and line transects; 4.8 Mapping; 4.9 Mark-release-recapture; BOX 4.2 Population estimates from mark-release-recapture; 4.9.1 Frequency of capture; BOX 4.3 Population estimates from capture frequency; 4.10 Catch per unit effort; 4.11 Monitoring plants; 4.11.1 Total counts of plants; 4.11.2 Quadrats; 4.11.3 Seed sorting; 4.11.4 Measures of vegetation density; 4.12 Monitoring invertebrates; 4.12.1 Direct searching for invertebrates; 4.12.2 Beating for invertebrates. - Textbooks on the principles of conservation biology abound. Yet, how does one put this theoretical knowledge into practice? The aim of The Conservation Handbook is to provide clear guidance on the implementation of conservation techniques. The wide range of methods described include those for ecological research, monitoring, planning, education, habitat management and combining conservation with development. Nineteen case studies illustrate how the methods have been applied. The book will be of interest to conservation biology students and practicing conservationists worldwide. Fo
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| ISBN | 0632053445
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