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Author : Sadao Ikehara
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Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book Ecological Studies of Nature Conservation of the Ryukyu Islands written by Sadao Ikehara and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Birkeland
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780849365997
Total Pages : 364 pages
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Download or read book Acanthaster Planci written by Charles Birkeland and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990-09-24 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to provide an organized compilation of information and techniques for all aspects of the biology and management of the Acanthaster planci species. This extraordinary coral predator has greater effects on coral reef communities than any other animal species. It can cause mortality of hard corals over large areas and have indirect effects that extend through the trophic levels of the reef community. This volume features A planci as an animal with a unique combination of morphological, physiological, and life history characteristics that contribute to its potential for major ecological impacts. It provides detailed techniques for disparate aspects of research and management (e.g., raising the animal through all life history stages, calculating growth curves, and treating victims of spinings). Chapters cover methods for surveys, tagging, and control of A. planci, in addition to an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The extensive subject index includes more than 1,000 references to A. planci and a BASIC program for estimating coral recovery after predation by the starfish. Acanthaster planci: Major Management Problem of Coral Reefs is an essential reference for all coral reef managers and researchers.
Author : Philip S. Ward
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520098145
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (981 download)
Download or read book A Bibliography of Ant Systematics written by Philip S. Ward and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography is a comprehensive compilation of the literature on ant systematics. Covering the period 1758 to 1995, it contains entries for approximately 8,000 publications on the taxonomy, evolution, and comparative biology of ants. Most of the literature citations have been carefully verified and precisely dated. An introductory chapter discusses the problems associated with dating a citation of taxonomic literature. A list of all serials cited (more than 1,300 titles) and their abbreviations accompanies the bibliography.
Author : C. Anne Claus
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452959471
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Drawing the Sea Near written by C. Anne Claus and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Japanese coastal residents and transnational conservationists collaborated to foster relationships between humans and sea life Drawing the Sea Near opens a new window to our understanding of transnational conservation by investigating projects in Okinawa shaped by a “conservation-near” approach—which draws on the senses, the body, and memory to collapse the distance between people and their surroundings and to foster collaboration and equity between coastal residents and transnational conservation organizations. This approach contrasts with the traditional Western “conservation-far” model premised on the separation of humans from the environment. Based on twenty months of participant observation and interviews, this richly detailed, engagingly written ethnography focuses on Okinawa’s coral reefs to explore an unusually inclusive, experiential, and socially just approach to conservation. In doing so, C. Anne Claus challenges orthodox assumptions about nature, wilderness, and the future of environmentalism within transnational organizations. She provides a compelling look at how transnational conservation organizations—in this case a field office of the World Wide Fund for Nature in Okinawa—negotiate institutional expectations for conservation with localized approaches to caring for ocean life. In pursuing how particular projects off the coast of Japan unfolded, Drawing the Sea Near illuminates the real challenges and possibilities of work within the multifaceted transnational structures of global conservation organizations. Uniquely, it focuses on the conservationists themselves: why and how has their approach to project work changed, and how have they themselves been transformed in the process?
Author : John M. Lawrence
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128195703
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Sea Urchins written by John M. Lawrence and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, Fourth Edition, Volume 43 expands its coverage to include the entire class of Echinoidea, making this new edition an authoritative reference of the entire class of species. This is a valuable resource that will help readers gain a deep understanding of the basic characteristics of sea urchins, the basis of the great variation that exists in sea urchins, and how sea urchins are important components of marine ecosystems. Updated coverage includes sections on reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids and disease.
Author : Ralph W. Holzenthal
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Total Pages : 520 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Trichoptera, Minneapolis and Lake Itasca, Minnesota, 9-15 July 1995 written by Ralph W. Holzenthal and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress
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Total Pages : 1040 pages
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Author : Hironori Komatsu
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004202889
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Download or read book Studies on Eumalacostraca: a Homage to Masatsune Takeda written by Hironori Komatsu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume honours a Japanese carcinologist, Masatsune Takeda, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. 24 papers deal with a wide diversity of topics on the taxonomy, larval biology, palaeontology and ecology of crustaceans.
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Download or read book Pacific Conservation Biology written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. R. Hauer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520098688
Total Pages : 426 pages
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Download or read book International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies written by F. R. Hauer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this volume is to encourage and facilitate focused research and provide a forum for scholarly exchange about the status of Mayfly and Stonefly science. Professor John Brittain, whose research is focused on freshwater entomology, especially egg development and life cycle strategies of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera, presents a chapter reflecting on the quality of mayflies as good indicators of global warming and the quality of streams and lakes. Professor Emeritus Andrew Sheldon, whose interests have encompassed community and population ecology of aquatic animals over a span of more than 40 years, especially insects and fishes, explores topics of Scale and Hierarchy and the Ecology of Plecoptera, discussing how studies emphasizing scale and perspective reveal importance of stoneflies to ecosystems. Other topics cover a broad base of disciplines including morphology, physiology, phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology and conservation. The chapters have been compiled into three sections for this volume: Ecology, Zoogeography and Systematics.
Author : Library of Congress
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Download or read book Library of Congress Catalogs written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shinya Shimokawa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811511292
Total Pages : 271 pages
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Download or read book Geophysical Approach to Marine Coastal Ecology written by Shinya Shimokawa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents recent results of collaborative studies in geophysics and ecology, focusing on the relationship between the physical environment and the distribution of the marine coastal ecosystems. The study area, the Sakiyamawan–Amitoriwan nature conservation area in Iriomote Island of Japan, is the only oceanic nature conservation area in the country. The area has no access roads, and the bay perimeter is uninhabited; therefore, it preserves the natural environment with very little human impact. In addition, it has various environmental gradients such as topography and inflows from rivers with mangrove forests which affect the distribution of marine coastal ecosystems such as those containing reef-building corals, sea grasses, and hermit crabs. For these reasons, the area is one of the best places for the study of the relationship between the physical environment and the distribution of the marine coastal ecosystems, a relationship that is important for their conservation but has not been investigated fully. This book is aimed at students and researchers in the fields of oceanography and marine coastal ecology as well as general readers who are interested in coral reefs, diving, and nature conservation.
Author : Wolfram Mey
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Total Pages : 694 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Trichoptera written by Wolfram Mey and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present proceedings book contains a total of 68 articles. They have been either on display as posters or were presented as lectures. The volume is structured into eight sections which essentially reflect the sessions of the conference. The largest numbers of articles, 19, are in the systematics section, followed by the ecology section with 17 articles. this symposium was held under the auspices of the Humboldt-University berlin in Postdam. The congress venue was the campus of the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenakadmie on the shore of the Templiner Lake in the south of Potsdam. A total of 106 scientific participants from 31 countries were registered
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164559
Total Pages : 326 pages
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Download or read book Status of Pollinators in North America written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-04-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401599629
Total Pages : 369 pages
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Download or read book Mangrove Ecology, Silviculture and Conservation written by Peter Saenger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mangroves are a fascinating group of plants that occur on tropical and subtropical shorelines of all continents, where they are exposed to saltwater inundation, low oxygen levels around their roots, high light and temperature conditions, and periodic tropical storms. Despite these harsh conditions, mangroves may form luxuriant forests which are of significant economic and environmental value throughout the world - they provide coastal protection and underpin fisheries and forestry operations, as well as a range of other human activities. This book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove plants from around the world, together with silvicultural and restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these communities to ensure their sustainability and conservation. All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. Those activities which threaten their ongoing survival are identified and suggestions are offered to minimise their effects on these significant plant communities.
Author : David M. Richardson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444330004
Total Pages : 459 pages
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Download or read book Fifty Years of Invasion Ecology written by David M. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasion ecology is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to areas outside their native range. Interest in this field has exploded in the past few decades. Explaining why and how organisms are moved around the world, how and why some become established and invade, and how best to manage invasive species in the face of global change are all crucial issues that interest biogeographers, ecologists and environmental managers in all parts of the world. This book brings together the insights of more than 50 authors to examine the origins, foundations, current dimensions and potential trajectories of invasion ecology. It revisits key tenets of the foundations of invasion ecology, including contributions of pioneering naturalists of the 19th century, including Charles Darwin and British ecologist Charles Elton, whose 1958 monograph on invasive species is widely acknowledged as having focussed scientific attention on biological invasions.
