Practical Conservation Biology
Title | Practical Conservation Biology PDF eBook |
Author | David Lindenmayer |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 625 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0643090894 |
Provides the essential framework for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in conservation biology and natural resource management by covering the complete array of topics central to these fields. Lindenmayer from ANU, ACT and Burgman from University of Melbourne, Vic.
Conservation Biology for the Australian Environment
Title | Conservation Biology for the Australian Environment PDF eBook |
Author | Mark A. Burgman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biodiversity conservation |
ISBN |
This book aims to provide an introduction to the principles of conservation biology with a focus on the Australian biota, using mostly Australian examples to illustrate key points and to provide information on some of the quantitative methods and analytical procedures important for solving conservation problems.
Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia
Title | Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia PDF eBook |
Author | David Lindenmayer |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0643103570 |
Ecological and biodiversity-based monitoring has been marked by an appalling lack of effectiveness and lack of success in Australia for more than 40 years, despite the billions of dollars that are invested in biodiversity conservation annually. What can be done to rectify this situation? This book tackles many aspects of the problem of biodiversity monitoring. It arose from a major workshop held at The Australian National University in February 2011, attended by leaders in the science, policy-making and management arenas of biodiversity conservation. Chapter contributors examine what has led to successful monitoring, the key problems with biodiversity monitoring and practical solutions to those problems. By capturing critical insights into successes, failures and solutions, the authors provide high-level guidance for important initiatives such as the National Biodiversity Strategy. Ultimately, the authors hope to considerably improve the quality and effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring in Australia, and to arrest the decline of biodiversity. KEY FEATURES * Engaging style * Practical information that is based on very high quality scientific information
Biodiversity and Environmental Change
Title | Biodiversity and Environmental Change PDF eBook |
Author | Emma Burns |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 841 |
Release | 2014-02-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0643108580 |
This data-rich book demonstrates the value of existing national long-term ecological research in Australia for monitoring environmental change and biodiversity. Long-term ecological data are critical for informing trends in biodiversity and environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) is a major initiative of the Australian Government and one of its key areas of investment is to provide funding for a network of long-term ecological research plots around Australia (LTERN). LTERN researchers and other authors in this book have maintained monitoring sites, often for one or more decades, in an array of different ecosystems across the Australian continent – ranging from tropical rainforests, wet eucalypt forests and alpine regions through to rangelands and deserts. This book highlights some of the temporal changes in the environment that have occurred in the various systems in which dedicated field-based ecologists have worked. Many important trends and changes are documented and they often provide new insights that were previously poorly understood or unknown. These data are precisely the kinds of data so desperately needed to better quantify the temporal trajectories in the environment in Australia. By presenting trend patterns (and often also the associated data) the authors aim to catalyse governments and other organisations to better recognise the importance of long-term data collection and monitoring as a fundamental part of ecologically-effective and cost-effective management of the environment and biodiversity.
Conservation Biology in Australia and Oceania
Title | Conservation Biology in Australia and Oceania PDF eBook |
Author | Craig Moritz |
Publisher | Surrey Beatty and Sons |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN |
Conservation biology in Australia and Oceania.
Conservation Biology in Australia
Title | Conservation Biology in Australia PDF eBook |
Author | T. R. New |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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An introductory textbook for conservation biology that explains the issues facing Australia's unique environments and biota and the measures needed to protect them.
Linking Australia's Landscapes
Title | Linking Australia's Landscapes PDF eBook |
Author | James Fitzsimons |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 399 |
Release | 2013-06-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0643107061 |
Networks of land managed for conservation across different tenures have rapidly increased in number (and popularity) in Australia over the past two decades. These include iconic large-scale initiatives such as Gondwana Link, the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, Habitat 141°, and the South Australian NatureLinks, as well as other, landscape-scale approaches such as Biosphere Reserves and Conservation Management Networks. Their aims have been multiple: to protect the integrity and resilience of many Australian ecosystems by maintaining and restoring large-scale natural landscapes and ecosystem processes; to lessen the impacts of fragmentation; to increase the connectivity of habitats to provide for species movement and adaptation as climate changes; and to build community support and involvement in conservation. This book draws out lessons from a variety of established and new connectivity conservation initiatives from around Australia, and is complemented by international examples. Chapters are written by leaders in the field of establishing and operating connectivity networks, as well as key ecological and social scientists and experts in governance. Linking Australia's Landscapes will be an important reference for policy makers, natural resource managers, scientists, and academics and tertiary students dealing with issues in landscape-scale conservation, ecology, conservation biology, environmental policy, planning and management, social sciences, regional development, governance and ecosystem services.