Saving Biological Diversity

Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-09565-3
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten

The Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies at Connecticut College is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that builds on one of the nation’s leading undergraduate environmental studies programs. The C- ter fosters research, education, and curriculum development aimed at understanding contemporary ecological challenges. One of the major goals of the Goodwin-Niering Center is to enhance the understanding of both the College community and the general public with respect to ecological, political, social, and economic factors that affect natural resource use and preservation of natural ecosystems. To this end, the C- ter has offered six conferences at which academicians, representatives of federal and state government, people who depend on natural resources for their living, and in- viduals from non-government environmental organizations were brought together for an in-depth, interdisciplinary evaluation of important environmental issues. On April 6 and 7, 2007, the Center presented the Elizabeth Babbott Conant interdisciplinary conference on Saving Biological Diversity: Weighing the Protection of Endangered Species vs. Entire Ecosystems. The Beaver Brook Foundation; Audubon Connecticut, the state of?ce of the National Audubon Society; the Connecticut Chapter of The Nature Conservancy; Connecticut Forest and Park Association and the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program joined the Center as conference sponsors. During this two-day conference we learned about conservation and endangered species fromawiderange ofperspectives. Likeallof theconferences sponsored bythe Goodwin-Niering Center, this conference was broadly interdisciplinary, with pres- tations by economists, political scientists, and conservation biologists.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Acknowledgements;6
3;Table of Contents;7
4;Contributors;9
5;List of Figures;13
6;List of Tables;15
7;Saving Biological Diversity: An Overview;16
8;Part I Protecting Populations of Particular Species;24
8.1;Toward a Policy-Relevant Definition of Biodiversity;25
8.2;Navigating for Noah: Setting New Directions for Endangered Species Protection in the 21st Century;35
8.3;Economics of Protecting Endangered Species;48
8.4;The Center for Plant Conservation: Twenty Years of Recovering America’s Vanishing Flora;60
8.5;The Piping Plover as an Umbrella Species for the Barrier Beach Ecosystem;72
8.6;Restoring Atlantic Salmon to New England;88
9;Part II Protecting Regional Ecosystems;98
9.1;Sea Change: Changing Management to Protect Ocean Ecosystems;99
9.2;Valuing Benefits from Ecosystem Improvements using Stated Preference Methods: An Example from Reducing Acidification in the Adirondacks Park;113
9.3;Conserving Forest Ecosystems: Guidelines for Size, Condition and Landscape Requirements;130
9.4;Restoring America’s Everglades: A Lobbyist’s Perspective;148
10;Part III The Need For Global Efforts To Save Biological Diversity;163
10.1;A Wildland andWoodland Vision for the New England Landscape: Local Conservation, Biodiversity and the Global Environment;164
10.2;Creative Approaches to Preserving Biodiversity in Brazil and the Amazon;185
10.3;Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Ocean Acidification: The Potential Impacts on Ocean Biodiversity;195
10.4;Advancing Conservation in a Globalized World;211
10.5;Protecting Biodiversity, from Flagship Species to the Global Environment;221
11;Index;228