Connectivity Conservation (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Crooks, Kevin R.

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the biggest threats to the survival of many plant and animal species is the destruction or fragmentation of their natural habitats. The conservation of landscape connections, where animals, plants, and ecological processes can move freely from one habitat to another, is therefore an essential part of any new conservation or environmental protection plan. In practice, however, maintaining, creating, and protecting connectivity in our increasingly dissected world is a daunting challenge. This fascinating volume provides a synthesis on the current status and literature of connectivity conservation research and implementation. It shows the challenges involved in applying existing knowledge to real-world examples and highlights areas in need of further study. Containing contributions from leading scientists and practitioners, this topical and thought-provoking volume will be essential reading for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners working in conservation biology and natural resource management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511345937
• Artikelnr.: 38199299

Autorenporträt

Kevin Crooks is an assistant professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University. His research investigates the effects of habitat fragmentation, urbanization, and landscape connectivity on the behavior, ecology, and conservation of wildlife.
M. Sanjayan is a lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy. His current work focuses on ensuring connectivity in applied conservation projects worldwide and on understanding the role of ecosystem services in human well-being and conservation.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Connectivity conservation: maintaining connections for nature Kevin R.
Crooks and M. A. Sanjayan; Part I. Approaches to Connectivity Research:
Introduction: connectivity - what are the issues John A. Wiens; 2.
Landscape connectivity: a return to the basics Philip Taylor, Lenore Fahrig
and Kimberly With; 3. Connectivity and metapopulation dynamics in highly
fragmented landscapes Atte Moilanen and Ilkka Hanski; 4. Genetics and
landscape connectivity Richard Frankham; 5. Connectivity at the land-water
interface Drew Talley, Gary Huxel and Marcel Holyoak; 6. Influence of
natural landscape fragmentation and resource availability on distribution
and connectivity of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the archipelago of coastal
British Columbia, Canada Paul C. Paquet, Shelley M. Alexander, Patricia L.
Swan and Chris T. Darimont; 7. Migratory connectivity Peter P. Marra, D.
Ryan Norris, Susan M. Haig, Mike Webster and Andy Royle; 8. Connectivity in
marine ecosystems: the importance of larval and spore dispersal Claudio
Dibacco, Lisa A. Levin and Enric Sala; 9. Connectivity and wide-ranging
species in the ocean Autumn-Lynn Harrison and Karen A. Bjorndal; 10.
Hydrologic connectivity: a neglected dimension of conservation biology
Catherine Pringle; 11. Connectivity and ecosystem services: crop
pollination in agricultural landscapes Taylor H. Ricketts, Neal M. Williams
and Margaret M. Mayfield; Part II. Assessing Connectivity: Introduction:
evaluating and quantifying the conservation dividends of connectivity Peter
Kareiva; 12. Quantifying connectivity: balancing metric performance with
data requirements William F. Fagan and Justin M. Calabrese; 13. Assessing
connectivity in salmonid fishes with DNA microsatellite markers Helen
Neville, Jason Dunham and Mary Peacock; 14. Individual-based modeling as a
tool for conserving connectivity Jeff A. Tracey; 15. Linking connectivity
to viability: insights from spatially-explicit population models of large
carnivores Carlos Carroll; 16. Impacts of corridors on populations and
communities Nick M. Haddad and Josh J. Tewksbury; 17. Exploring the
functional connectivity of landscapes using landscape networks David M.
Theobald; Part III. Challenges and Implementation of Connectivity
Conservation: Introduction: don't fence me in Thomas Lovejoy; 18.
Hyperconnectivity, invasive species, and the breakdown of barriers to
dispersal Jeffrey A. Crooks and Andrew V. Suarez; 19. Disease and
connectivity Hamish McCallum and Andy Dobson; 20. Maintaining and restoring
connectivity in landscapes fragmented by roads Anthony P. Clevenger and
Jack Wierzchowski; 21. Where to draw the line: integrating feasibility into
connectivity planning Scott A. Morrison and Mark D. Reynolds; 22. South
coast missing linkages: restoring connectivity to wildlands in the largest
metropolitan area in the United States Paul Beier, Kristeen L. Penrod,
Claudia Luke, Wayne D. Spencer and Clint Cabanero; 23. Incorporating
connectivity into broad-scale conservation planning Reed F. Noss and
Kathleen M. Daly; 24. Escaping the minimalist trap: Design and
implementation of large-scale biodiversity corridors James Sanderson,
Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca, Carlos Galindo-Leal, Keith Alger, Victor Hugo
Inchausty, Karl Morrison and Anthony Rylands; 25. The role of connectivity
in Australian conservation Michael E. Soule, Brendan G. Mackey, Harry F.
Recher, Jann E. Williams, John C. Z. Woinarski, Don Driscoll, William C.
Dennison and Menna E. Jones; 26. The future of connectivity conservation
Andrew F. Bennett, Kevin R. Crooks and M. A. Sanjayan.