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The intensification of human activities, the growing demand for animal proteins due to the population explosion and organized poaching (ivory, pangolin scales, etc.) are leading to increasing pressure on the wildlife of Central African forests. To respond to these threats, strategies are being put in place at the national and regional levels. Effective wildlife management within certified concessions contributes to the overall objective of sound and sustainable management of Central Africa's forest heritage. This guide is an operational tool for Central African loggers. It presents in a pragmatic and illustrated manner the process of developing and implementing a wildlife management plan, starting with the legislative and regulatory frameworks to be respected and ending with the evaluation of its performance. The main wildlife management and conservation measures to be implemented are described in thematic sheets. A model wildlife management plan is presented, which proposes a hierarchy for the implementation of these different measures. This book aims to improve the practices of forestry operators in terms of wildlife management and to accompany them in a process of certification of legality or sustainability. / L'intensification des activités humaines, la demande croissante en protéines animales suite à l'explosion démographique et le braconnage organisé (ivoire, écailles de pangolins, ...) entrainent une pression croissante sur la faune sauvage des forêts d'Afrique centrale. Pour répondre à ces menaces, des stratégies sont mises en place aux échelles nationales et régionales. Une gestion efficace de la faune sauvage au sein des concessions certifiées concourt à l'objectif global d'une gestion raisonnée et durable du patrimoine forestier d'Afrique centrale. Le présent guide constitue un outil opérationnel à destination des exploitants forestiers d'Afrique centrale. Il présente de manière pragmatique et illustrée la démarche d'élaboration et de mise en oeuvre d'un plan de gestion de la faune, en partant des cadres législatifs et règlementaires à respecter jusqu'à l'évaluation de sa performance. Les principales mesures de gestion et de conservation de la faune à mettre en place sont décrites dans des fiches thématiques. Un canevas modèle de plan de gestion de la faune proposant une hiérarchisation dans la mise en oeuvre de ces différentes mesures est présenté. Cet ouvrage vise à améliorer les pratiques des exploitants forestiers en termes de gestion de la faune et à les accompagner dans une démarche de certification de légalité ou de durabilité.

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This book is an extended argument for abandoning the species rank. Instead, the author proposes that the rank of "species" be replaced by a pluralistic and multi-level view. In such a view, all clades including the smallest identifiable one would be named and studied within a phylogenetic context. What are currently called "species" represent different sorts of things depending on the sort of organisms and processes being considered. This is already the case, but is not formally recognized by those scientists using the species rank in their work. Adopting a rankless taxonomy at all levels would enhance academic studies of evolution and ecology and yield practical benefits in areas of public concern such as conservation. KEY FEATURES Proposes the replacement of restrictive species concepts with a pluralistic view Suggests abandoning the formal taxonomic rank of "species" Considers zoological, botanical, and microbiological aspects of the species level Deals with practical issues such as conservation, inventories, and field guides.

Species. --- NATURE / Animals. --- Speciation (Biology) --- Biology --- Genetics --- Hybridization --- Organisms --- Animals. --- Animal kingdom --- Beasts --- Fauna --- Native animals --- Native fauna --- Wild animals --- Wildlife --- Human-animal relationships --- Zoology

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Ce livre est le résultat d'une enquête systématique portant sur les différences zoologiques notées et stigmatisées dans la représentation grecque des animaux à partir des témoignages littéraires. Il étudie, sous la forme d'un dictionnaire critique et encyclopédique, toutes les classes d'animaux, aussi diverses et hétérogènes soient-elles, que les Grecs anciens ont formées, au cours d'un millénaire (d'Homère à Élien) pour mieux appréhender le monde animal et en conjurer l'éparpillement. L'analyse des critères classificatoires et des termes de classement en zoologie, dans la mesure où elle touche à une activité déterminante dans la structuration mentale des cadres du réel, met en lumière des caractéristiques plus générales de la culture.

Zoology --- Animals --- Zoologie --- Animaux --- Pre-Linnean works. --- Classification --- History. --- Ouvrages prélinnéens --- Histoire --- History --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Zoology - General --- Ouvrages prélinnéens --- Pre-Linnaean works of zoology --- Pre-Linnean works of zoology --- Animal kingdom --- Beasts --- Fauna --- Native animals --- Native fauna --- Wild animals --- Wildlife --- Organisms --- Human-animal relationships --- Zoology - Pre-Linnean works --- Animals - Greece - Classification - History --- classification zoologique --- science grecque --- systématique --- sciences de l’Antiquité

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From flying squirrels on high wooded plateaus to hanging gardens in redrock canyons, the Intermountain West is home to some of the world's rarest and most fascinating animals and plants. Creatures of Habitat details many unique but little-known talents of this region's strange and wonderful wild inhabitants and describes their connections with native environments. For example, readers will learn about the pronghorn antelope's supercharged cardiovascular system, a brine shrimp-powered shorebird that each year flies nonstop from the Great Salt Lake to Central Argentina, and a rare

Habitat (Ecology) - Great Basin. --- Habitat (Ecology) -- Great Basin. --- Habitat (Ecology) - Utah. --- Habitat (Ecology) -- Utah. --- Zoology - Great Basin. --- Zoology -- Great Basin. --- Zoology - Utah. --- Zoology -- Utah. --- Zoology --- Animal Geography --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Habitat (Ecology) --- Animal habitat --- Animal habitats --- Animals --- Habitats (Ecology) --- Wildlife habitat --- Wildlife habitats --- Habitat --- Habitats --- Animal kingdom --- Beasts --- Fauna --- Native animals --- Native fauna --- Wild animals --- Wildlife --- Organisms --- Human-animal relationships --- Ecology --- Biology --- Natural history

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The art history of South Asia covers a time span of roughly four and a half thousand years. During this period, a vast number of animal stone sculptures has been produced, ranging from the pre-historic period till today and covering a great variety of motifs and imagery in different regions and religious traditions. Even so, the number of studies devoted to these animal sculptures has remained extremely limited. The present book aims at filling this knowledge gap. With this richly illustrated book, the first of its kind, Van der Geer offers a comparative study of the ways in which various animals have been depicted and a lucid analysis of the sculptors’ treatment of their “models”: living animals. The art history of sculptured animals is contextualized with a description of the use of animals as can be read from ancient texts, archaeological evidence and contemporaneous culture. In doing so, parallels as well as differences in style or iconography are highlighted, elucidating the variety of animal depictions across regions, religious contexts and through time. The corpus of discussed material ranges from Indus seals, stupa panels and railings, monumental temples from North and South India, non-religious palace and fort architecture to loose sculptures in museum collections.

Animal sculpture --- Animals --- Stone carving --- Animal kingdom --- Beasts --- Fauna --- Native animals --- Native fauna --- Wild animals --- Wildlife --- Organisms --- Human-animal relationships --- Zoology --- Stone sculpture --- Stonework, Decorative --- Carving (Decorative arts) --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural --- Sculpture --- Animals in art --- Mythology --- Animal sculpture - India --- Stone carving - India --- Animals - India --- Animals - Mythology - India