Book Details
Orange Code:47726
Paperback:352 pages
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1. Biodiversity -- evolution, species, genes2. Why conserve bird diversity?3. Mapping and monitoring bird populations: their conservation uses4. Priority-setting in species conservation5. Selecting sites for conservation6. Critically endangered bird populations and their management7. Diagnosing causes of population declines and selecting remedial actions8. Outside the reserve: pandemic threats to bird biodiversity9. Predicting the impact of environmental change10. Fragmentation, habitat loss and landscape management11. The interface between research, education and training12. Conservation policies and programmes affecting birds
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Reliable information is the foundation upon which local, national and international conservation efforts are based, placing research at the heart of biodiversity conservation. The fundamental role of research is diverse and includes understanding the importance of biodiversity, defining 'units' of biodiversity, priority-setting for species and sites, managing endangered and declining populations, understanding large-scale processes, making predictions about the future, and interfacing with training, education, public awareness and policy initiatives. Using real examples, researchers consider the principles underlying these manifold issues and illustrate how these principles have been applied to address actual conservation problems.
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