| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations (some colour) |
| Contents |
Redirections in conservation biology / Luciano M. Verdade, Carlos I. Piña, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge -- Historical ecology and the explanation of diversity : Amazonian case studies / William Balée -- Phylogenetic diversity and the sustainable use of biodiversity / Daniel P. Faith, Laura J. Pollock -- Adaptation and evolution in changing environments / Luís Miguel Rosalino, Luciano M. Verdade, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge -- Biodiversity loss and infectious diseases / Kevin D. Lafferty -- The conservation value of agricultural landscapes / Luciano M. Verdade, Marli Penteado, Carla Gheler-Costa, Graziella Dotta, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Vânia Regina Pivello, Carlos I. Piña, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge -- The use of molecular tools in ecological studies of mammalian carnivores / Francisco Palomares, Begona Adrados -- The role of abundance estimates in conservation decision-making / James D. Nichols -- Wildlife surveys in agricultural landscapes : terrestrial medium- to large-sized mammals / Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Carla Gheler-Costa, Carlos I. Piña, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Luciano M. Verdade -- Point counts method for bird surveys in agroecosystems of the state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil / Marli Penteado, Wesley R. Silva, Luciano M. Verdade -- The use of stable isotopes analysis in wildlife studies / Thiago S. Marques, Neliton R.F. Lara, Plínio B. Camargo, Luciano M. Verdade, Luiz A. Martinelli -- Multitaxa surveys : integrating ecosystem processes and user demands / William E. Magnusson, Ben Lawson, Fabricio Baccaro, Carolina Volkmer de Castilho, J. Guy Castley, Flavia Costa, Debora P. Drucker, Elizabeth Franklin, Albertina P. Lima, Regina Luizão, Fernando Mendonça, Flávia Pezzini, Juliana Schietti, José Julio Toledo, Ana Tourinho, Luciano M. Verdade, Jean-Marc Hero -- Who's in conflict with whom? : human dimensions of the conflicts involving wildlife / Silvio Marchini -- BIOTA/FAPESP, The Biodiversity Virtual Institute : translating research on biodiversity and ecosystem services into policies in a megadiverse country / Carlos A. Joly |
| Summary |
This book provides both the conceptual basis and technological tools that are necessary to identify and solve problems related to biodiversity governance. The authors discuss intriguing evolutionary questions, which involve the sometimes surprising adaptive capacity of certain organisms to dwell in altered and/or changing environments that apparently lost most of their structure and functionality. Space and time heterogeneities are considered in order to understand the patterns of distribution and abundance of species and the various processes that mold them. The book also discusses at which level-from genes to the landscape, including individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems-men should intervene in nature in order to prevent the loss of biodiversity |
| Analysis |
ecologie |
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ecology |
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wildbeheer |
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wildlife management |
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wild |
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wildlife |
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biodiversiteit |
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biodiversity |
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natuurbescherming |
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nature conservation |
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Nature Management (General) |
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Ecology (General) |
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Natuurbeheer (algemeen) |
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Ecologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Applied ecology.
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Biodiversity conservation.
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Ecosystem management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Applied ecology
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Biodiversity conservation
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Ecosystem management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Verdade, Luciano M. (Luciano Martins), editor.
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Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina, editor.
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Piña, Carlos I., editor.
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| ISBN |
9783642547515 |
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3642547516 |
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