Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g
Conservation and Management
Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g
Reihe: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
ISBN: 978-0-415-78700-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The authors define inland aquatic ecosystems, showing just how diverse and widespread they are. They examine the principles and processes that are essential for the conservation of freshwater ecosystems and aquatic species. Major categories of threats to freshwater ecosystems and the flow-on implications for protected area design are described. Practical case studies are used to illustrate principles and practices applied around the world. Specific management needs of the main types of freshwater ecosystems are considered, as well as the management of freshwaters in the broader landscape, showing how natural resource governance processes can be harnessed to better manage freshwater biodiversity. The book offers commentary on how to adapt freshwater conservation practices to climate change and ends with an insightful synthesis.
Zielgruppe
Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. An introduction to issues for managing freshwater ecosystems in protected areas 2. Freshwater ecosystem types and extents 3. Freshwater ecological principles 4. Defining and enhancing freshwater protected areas 5. What is different about freshwater protected areas? 6. Managing threats to freshwater systems within protected areas 7. Conserving freshwater species in protected areas 8. Managing specific freshwater ecosystems 9. Freshwater protected area corridors 10. Planning ecologically: the importance of management at catchment scales 11. Planning for the protection and management of freshwater ecosystems inside and outside protected areas 12. Managing freshwater protected areas in the global landscape 13. Climate change and the management of freshwater protected areas 14. Freshwater ecosystems in protected areas: a synthesis