Species Landscapes And Islands
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Species Landscapes And Islands
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Author : K. M. Wong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Species Landscapes And Islands written by K. M. Wong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biodiversity conservation categories.
Mediterranean Island Landscapes
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Author : Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-02-26
Mediterranean Island Landscapes written by Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-26 with Science categories.
Mediterranean islands exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization and current anthropogenic pressures. This book addresses in three sections these characteristics and examines the major environmental changes that the islands experienced during the Quaternary period. The first section provides details on natural and cultural factors which have shaped island landscapes. It describes the environmental and cultural changes of the Holocene and their effects on biota, as well as on the current human pressures that are now threats to the sustainability of the island communities. The second section focuses on the landscapes of the largest islands namely Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, Crete, Malta and the Balearics. Each island chapter includes a special topic reflecting a particular characteristic of the island. Part three presents strategies for action towards sustainability in Mediterranean islands and concludes with a comparison between the largest islands. Despite several published books on Mediterranean ecosystems/landscapes there is no existing book dealing with Mediterranean islands in a collective manner. Students, researchers and university lecturers in environmental science, geography, biology and ecology will find this work invaluable as a cross-disciplinary text while planners and politicians will welcome the succinct summaries as background material to planning decisions.
Understanding Invasive Species In The Galapagos Islands
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Author : María de Lourdes Torres
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-02-15
Understanding Invasive Species In The Galapagos Islands written by María de Lourdes Torres and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-15 with Nature categories.
This book investigates the introduction of invasive species and their behavior in oceanic islands. How can we define invasive species? What is their history? How did they come to dominate and transform ecosystems? These are relevant questions when trying to understand the behavior of invasive species—primarily in fragile ecosystems such as islands—and to understand the biological, ecological, social and economic impacts of invasions. We chose the Galapagos Islands, a place well-known to be unique in the study of evolution, as a laboratory to analyze the interactions between invasive and endemic species, to understand the makeup of the ecosystems emerging after invasions have occurred, to describe the relationships of invasives with the people that live in these islands, and to try to develop comprehensive analyses on this topic from multi-scalar and multi-disciplinary points of view. For a long time, the discussion has been about how proper management of the species could achieve two main goals: the eradication of the species to recover affected ecosystems and the conservation of endemic species. The discussion has taken on other nuances, including the suggestion that an invasive species, when it is already adapted to an ecosystem, forms an integral part of it, and thus eradication would in itself go against conservation. On the other hand, some invasive species are not only part of the biological compound of the island ecosystems, but they also form part of the social and cultural history of the inhabited islands. Some of these identified by the local inhabitants are species of real or potential economic value.
Islands
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Author : Peter Vitousek
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-08
Islands written by Peter Vitousek and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-08 with Science categories.
Oceanic islands represent a set of systems in which biological diversity varies as a consequence of remoteness or size, not environment; they are also generally simpler than continental ecosystems. Islands therefore provide an opportunity to determine the direct effects of biological diversity on ecosystem function. The volume addresses the components of biological diversity on islands and their patterns of variation; the modern threats to the maintenance of biological diversity on islands; the consequences of island biology and its modification by humanity regarding aspects of ecosystem function; the global implications of islands for conservation; and how islands can help one to understand the processes inducing changes throughout the world.
Island Biogeography
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Author : Robert J. Whittaker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007
Island Biogeography written by Robert J. Whittaker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Nature categories.
Isolation, extinction, conservation, biodiversity, hotspots.
Understanding Invasive Species In The Galapagos Islands
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Author : María de Lourdes Torres
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Understanding Invasive Species In The Galapagos Islands written by María de Lourdes Torres and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Ecology categories.
This book investigates the introduction of invasive species and their behavior in oceanic islands. How can we define invasive species? What is their history? How did they come to dominate and transform ecosystems? These are relevant questions when trying to understand the behavior of invasive species--primarily in fragile ecosystems such as islands--and to understand the biological, ecological, social and economic impacts of invasions. We chose the Galapagos Islands, a place well-known to be unique in the study of evolution, as a laboratory to analyze the interactions between invasive and endemic species, to understand the makeup of the ecosystems emerging after invasions have occurred, to describe the relationships of invasives with the people that live in these islands, and to try to develop comprehensive analyses on this topic from multi-scalar and multi-disciplinary points of view. For a long time, the discussion has been about how proper management of the species could achieve two main goals: the eradication of the species to recover affected ecosystems and the conservation of endemic species. The discussion has taken on other nuances, including the suggestion that an invasive species, when it is already adapted to an ecosystem, forms an integral part of it, and thus eradication would in itself go against conservation. On the other hand, some invasive species are not only part of the biological compound of the island ecosystems, but they also form part of the social and cultural history of the inhabited islands. Some of these identified by the local inhabitants are species of real or potential economic value.
Corridor Ecology
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Author : Jodi A. Hilty
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2012-02-13
Corridor Ecology written by Jodi A. Hilty and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-13 with Nature categories.
Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with an overarching goal of conserving biodiversity. It offers an objective, carefully interpreted review of the issues and is a one-of-a-kind resource for scientists, landscape architects, planners, land managers, decision-makers, and all those working to protect and restore landscapes and species diversity.
Island Biogeography
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Author : Robert J. Whittaker
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-11-30
Island Biogeography written by Robert J. Whittaker and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-30 with Science categories.
Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are ideal places for unique species to evolve, but they are also places of concentrated extinction. Not surprisingly, they are widely studied by ecologists, conservationists and evolutionary biologists alike. There is no other recent textbook devoted solely to island biogeography, and a synthesis of the many recent advances is now overdue. This second edition builds on the success and reputation of the first, documenting the recent advances in this exciting field and explaining how islands have been used as natural laboratories in developing and testing ecological and evolutionary theories. In addition, the book describes the main processes of island formation, development and eventual demise, and explains the relevance of island environmental history to island biogeography. The authors demonstrate the huge significance of islands as hotspots of biodiversity, and as places from which disproportionate numbers of species have been extinguished by human action in historical time. Many island species are today threatened with extinction, and this work examines both the chief threats to their persistence and some of the mitigation measures that can be put in play with conservation strategies tailored to islands.
Forest Island Dynamics In Man Dominated Landscapes
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Author : R. L. Burgess
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1981-11-11
Forest Island Dynamics In Man Dominated Landscapes written by R. L. Burgess and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-11-11 with Nature categories.
The minimum critical size of ecosystems; Woodlots as biogeographic islands in southeastern wisconsin; The groundlayer vegetation of forest islands in an urban-suburban matrix; Mammals in forest islands in southeastern wisconsin; The importance of edge in the structure and dynamics of forest islands; biogeography of forest plants in the prairie-forest ecotone of western.
Habitat Fragmentation And Landscape Change
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Author : David B. Lindenmayer
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2013-02-22
Habitat Fragmentation And Landscape Change written by David B. Lindenmayer and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-22 with Nature categories.
Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a groundbreaking work that brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change and to highlight the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation. The book: synthesizes a large body of information from the scientific literature considers key theoretical principles for examining and predicting effects examines the range of effects that can arise explores ways of mitigating impacts reviews approaches to studying the problem discusses knowledge gaps and future areas for research and management Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change offers a unique mix of theoretical and practical information, outlining general principles and approaches and illustrating those principles with case studies from around the world. It represents a definitive overview and synthesis on the full range of topics that fall under the widely used but often vaguely defined term "habitat fragmentation."