| Description |
xxx, 778 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: PART I: Principles of Biodiversity -- 1. The Geologic History of Diversity, Douglas H. Erwin -- 2. Species Expirations and Current Extinction Rates: A Review of the Evidence, Alwyn H. Gentry -- 3. The Meaning of Quantitative Genetic Variation in Evolution and Conservation, Russell Lande -- 4. Conserving Genetic Diversity in Natural Systems, Gary K. Meffe -- 5. On Population Viability Analysis and Management, Bruce G. Marcot and Dennis D. Murphy -- 6. An Organism-Based Perspective of Habitat Fragmentation, Scott M. Pearson, Monica G. Turner, Robert H. Gardner, and Robert V. O'Neill -- 7. Biodiversity and Ecological Processes, Mary F. Willson -- 8. Relating Phylogeographic Population Structure to Issues in Conservation Biology, Brett R. Riddle and K. Bruce Jones -- 9. The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Factors and the Loss of Biodiversity: First Efforts at Theoretical and Quantitative Models, Gary E. Machlis and Deborah J. Forester -- PART II: Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment -- 10. Biodiversity Inventory: Building an Inventory at Scales from Local to Global, John G. Dennis and Michael A. Ruggiero -- 11. Diversity Measurement and Comparisons with Examples, J.H. Gove, Ganapati P. Patil, and Charles Taillie -- 12. Natural Heritage Data Center Network: Managing Information for Managing Biodiversity, Robert E. Jenkins Jr. -- 13. Regional Scale Monitoring of Biodiversity, K. Bruce Jones and Brett R. Riddle -- 14. Comparative Utility of Vegetation Maps of Different Resolutions for Conservation Planning, Peter A. Stine, Frank W. Davis, Blair Csuti, and J. Michael Scott -- 15. Biodiversity Inventories and Monitoring: Essential Elements for Integrating Conservation Principles with Resource Development Projects, Francisco Dallmeier -- PART III: Strategies for Maintaining Biodiversity -- 16. Biodiversity, Fishes, and the Introduction Paradigm, Walter R. Courtenay Jr. and Peter M. Moyle -- 17. The Use of Genetic Information in Establishing Reserves for Nature Conservation, Stephen D. Hopper -- 18. Strategies to Reduce Erosion of Biological Diversity by Exotic Terrestrial Species, Lloyd L. Loope and Charles P. Stone -- 19. Management of Land and Species Richness in the Tropics, Ariel E. Lugo and Sandra Brown -- 20. The Diversity and Maintenance of Old-Growth Forests, Thomas A. Spies and Jerry F. Franklin -- 21. Translocation in Conservation, Alan R. Templeton -- 22. Strategies for Maintenance and Repair of Biotic Community Diversity in Rangelands, Neil E. West -- 23. Strategies for Ecosystem-Based Conservation of Fish Communities, Jack E. Williams and Gary E. Davis -- 24. Conserving Plant Species Diversity: The Challenge of Recovery, Bruce M. Pavlik -- 25. Conservation of Desert Fishes: Spain, Australia, and the United States, John N. Rinne, Walter Ivantsoff, L.E.M. Crowley, and Javier Lobon-Cervia -- 26. Canopy Tree Retention and Avian Diversity in the Oregon Cascades, Andrew J. Hansen and Patrick Hounihan -- PART IV: Maintaining Biodiversity on a Landscape Scale -- 27. Conserving Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes, Kenton R. Mjller -- 28. Beyond Protected Areas: Changing Perceptions of Ecological Management Objectives, Walter V. Reid -- 29. Integration of In situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources into Landscape and Regional Planning, Gordon Brent Ingram -- 30. A Triad Approach to Land-Use Allocation, Malcolm L. Hunter Jr. Aram Calhoun -- 31. Maintaining Biodiversity in a Managed Land and Seascape: The Great Barrier, Australia -- 32. Diversified Agroforestry Systems: Buffers for Biodiversity Reserves and Landbridges for Fragmented Habitats in the Tropics, Jiragorn Gajaseni, Rodrigo Matta-Machado, and Carl F. Jordan -- 33. Interior and Exterior Land Use as Factors in Landscape Biodiversity for Case Studies, Kerry J. Dawson -- 34. Changes in Biodiversity of the Wadden Sea and Adjacent Habitats: The Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, W.J. Wolff -- 35. Conserving Biodiversity through Ecosystem Management, Hal Salwasser, James A. Caplan, Charles W. Cartwright, Arlene T. Doyle, Winifred B. Kessler, Bruce G. Marcot, and Lawrence Stritch -- 36. Conservation of Biodiversity at the Landscape Scale, Reed F. Noss -- PART V: Policy and Social Consideration -- 37. Developing Public Education Packages: A U.S. National Park Service Perspective, Gary W. Mullins and Michael D. Watson -- 38. Conservation and Zones of Human Activity: The Spread of Human Disturbance Across a Prospected Landscape, Marybeth Buechner and Ray Sauvajot -- 39. Balancing Scientific, Social, and Regulatory Concerns in Managing Biodiversity, Tim W. Clark, Dennis Glick, and John D. Varley -- 40. Economic Incentives for Conserving Biodiversity, Jeffrey A. McNeely -- 41. The Role of Private Industrial Forestlands in the Management of Biodiversity, James A. Rochelle and Lorin L. Hicks -- 42. Managing Biodiversity on Private Lands, Michael A. O'Connell -- 43. Creating Policy on Genetic Diversity, Gene Namkoong -- 44. Creating Policy on Species Diversity, Michael J. Bean -- 45. Creating Policy on Community Diversity, Kenneth A. Dahlberg -- Creating Policy on Landscape Diversity. Peter Bridgewater, Dan W. Walton, and John R. Busby -- PART VI:Summary -- 47. Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes: Principles, Practices, and Policies, Robert C. Szaro |
| Analysis |
Natural resources Conservation |
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Natural resources Conservation |
| Notes |
Based on a symposium held in Sacramento, California, July 13-17, 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- Congresses.
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Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy -- Congresses.
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Ecosystem management -- Congresses.
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Biodiversity |
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Landscape ecology |
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Resource management |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Johnston, David W.
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Szaro, Robert C.
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Symposium on Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes (1992 : Sacramento, Calif.)
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| LC no. |
95035423 |
| ISBN |
0195079582 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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