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Protected Areas
eBook - Are They Safeguarding Biodiversity?, Conservation Science and Practice
ISBN/EAN: 9781118338148
Umbreit-Nr.: 9166631
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 288 S., 8.62 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 22.02.2016
Auflage: 1/2016
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- Protected areas spearhead our response to the rapidly accelerating biodiversity crisis. However, while the number of protected areas has been growing rapidly over the past 20 years, the extent to which the worlds protected areas are effectively conserving species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services is poorly understood.<br /><br /><ul><li>Highlights new techniques for better management and monitoring of protected areas</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Sets guidelines for the decision making processes involved in setting up and maintaining protected areas</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Fully international in scope and covering all ecosystems and biomes</li></ul>
- Kurztext
- Protected areas spearhead our response to the rapidly accelerating biodiversity crisis.&nbsp; However, while the number of protected areas has been growing rapidly over the past 20 years, &nbsp;the extent to which the world&rsquo;s protected areas are effectively conserving species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services is poorly understood. Highlights new techniques for better management and monitoring of protected areas &nbsp; Sets guidelines for the decision making processes involved in setting up and maintaining protected areas &nbsp; Fully international in scope and covering all ecosystems and biomes
- Autorenportrait
- <p><strong>Lucas N.?Joppa</strong>, Computational Ecology and Environmental Sciences Unit, Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK.<p><strong>Jonathan M. Baillie</strong>, Institute of Zoology, London, UK.<p><strong>John Robinson</strong>, CEO Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, New York, USA.