Large carnivores and the conservation of biodiversity /
""Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity brings together more than thirty leading scientists and conservation practitioners to consider a key question in environmental conservation: Is the conservation of large carnivores in ecosystems that evolved with their presence equiva...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
Island Press,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | ""Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity brings together more than thirty leading scientists and conservation practitioners to consider a key question in environmental conservation: Is the conservation of large carnivores in ecosystems that evolved with their presence equivalent to the conservation of biological diversity within those systems? Building their discussions from empirical, long-term data sets, contributors including James A. Estes, David S. Maehr, Tim McClanahan, Andrès J. Novaro, John Terborgh, and Rosie Woodroffe explore a variety of issues surrounding the link between predation and biodiversity: What is the evidence for or against the link? Is it stronger in marine systems? What are the implications for conservation strategies? Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity is the first detailed, broad-scale examination of the empirical evidence regarding the role of large carnivores in biodiversity conservation in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It contributes to a much more precise and global understanding of when, where, and whether protecting and restoring top predators will directly contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.""--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Based on papers from a workshop held at White Oak Plantation in May 2003. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 526 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-507) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1559630795 9781559630795 1559630809 9781559630801 |