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Conservation biology is a rapidly evolving discipline, with its historically synthetic, multidisciplinary framework having expanded extensively in recent years. Seemingly disparate disciplines, such as behavior and physiology, are being integrated into this discipline’s growing portfolio, resulting in diverse tools that can help develop conservation solutions. Demonstrations are needed, however, of how behavior and physiology — either separately or combined — have contributed to conservation success. Behavior and physiology have traditionally been considered separate fields; yet, their integration can provide a more comprehensive approach to offering solutions to conservation and management problems. Examining species’ vulnerabilities to extinction through the lenses of behavior and physiology can provide insight into the mechanisms that drive population declines and extirpations. Our goal is to increase awareness of the benefit of combining behavioral and physiological tools to improve conservation management decisions. Such studies can also help strengthen the basis for evidence-based conservation which, in some cases, has been previously lacking.

behavior --- physiology --- conservation management --- environmental stressors --- urbanization

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The interesting approach to ecological restoration described in this book will appeal to anyone interested in improving the ecological conditions, biological diversity, or productivity of damaged wildlands. Using sound ecological principles, the author describes how these ecosystems are stabilised and directed toward realistic management objectives using natural recovery processes rather than expensive subsidies. An initial emphasis on repairing water and nutrient cycles, and increasing energy capture, will initiate and direct positive feedback repair systems that drive continuing autogenic recovery. This strategy is most appropriate where landuse goals call for low-input, sustainable vegetation managed for biological diversity, livestock production, timber production, wildlife habitat, watershed management, or ecosystem services. Providing a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem, this is an invaluable resource for professionals working in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management.

Restoration ecology. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Restoration ecology --- Conservation biology --- Range management --- 502.37 --- 502.35 --- Rangeland management --- Rangelands --- Ecosystem management --- Natural resources --- Ranching --- Nature conservation --- Ecological restoration --- Ecosystem restoration --- Rehabilitation ecology --- Restoration of ecosystems --- Applied ecology --- Restoration, salvage, rescue measures. Sanitation --- Conservation management in general. Monitoring --- Management --- Life Sciences --- General and Others --- 502.35 Conservation management in general. Monitoring --- 502.37 Restoration, salvage, rescue measures. Sanitation --- Conservation biology. --- Range management.

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Mike Alexander’s Management Planning for Nature Conservation brings a new dimension to the modern literature on conservation management. Combining key theories with real practice it fills a critical gap which has often hindered in-depth understanding of the planning process. The book provides historical and rational background which helps to explain what makes a really effective management plan, and it presents a detailed practical guide to developing such a plan. It concludes with a series of case studies which clearly illustrate the underlying principles drawn out in the text, while highlighting the different approaches demanded by very different sites. Drawing on the expertise of leaders in both conservation research and wildlife management, and with a combined experience from around the world, this book is essential reading for professional conservation managers and any student studying management planning for conservation within a range of degree and postgraduate courses. The book will be equally important for those attending professional training programmes and courses for practitioners in the statutory and voluntary environment and wildlife conservation sector. Mike Alexander has been at the forefront of developing systems and methods in the field of management planning for conservation, with experience ranging from Uganda to Estonia, and from Costa Rica to Wales. He was a member of the team responsible for developing the current management planning guidelines for the international Ramsar (Convention on Wetlands) sites located around the world.

Nature protection --- General ecology and biosociology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Nature conservation --- Nature --- Planning. --- Management. --- Conservation --- Planification --- Gestion --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Nature conservation -- Management. --- Nature conservation -- Planning. --- Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Planning --- Management --- Ressource naturelle --- Natural resources --- Conservation des ressources --- Resource conservation --- Gestion des ressources --- resource management --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO SPRINGER-B --- Conservation of nature --- Protection of nature --- Environment. --- Applied ecology. --- Environmental management. --- Nature conservation. --- Environmental Management. --- Nature Conservation. --- Applied Ecology. --- Conservation of natural resources --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Environmental protection --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences

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The Danube river is one of the world's greatest international freshwater resources. It stretches halfway across Europe and passes through 11 countries. Its catchment is shared by 17 nations, many of whom are new members of the expanded European Union.This book focuses on the disputed Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project on the Danube between Hungary and the Slovak Republic. It examines the history and progress of the case from the International Court of Justice to the subsequent agreement to joint monitoring and assessment of the environmental implications. It uses a multidisciplinary methodology combi

Environmental monitoring -- Danube river region. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Water resources development -- Environmental aspects -- Danube river region. --- Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Danube river region. --- Water resources development --- Environmental monitoring --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Political aspects --- Environmental aspects --- 504.45 --- 502.35 --- 556.51 <282.243.7> --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Energy development --- Natural resources --- Water-supply --- Running water environment. Inland surface waters. Rivers, river mouths, deltas, lakes, swamps, wetlands --- Conservation management in general. Monitoring --- Drainage basins. Catchment areas. River basins. Watersheds--Donau --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project --- Bős (Gabčíkovo)-Nagymaros Danube Barrage System Project --- Bős (Gabčíkovo)-Nagymarosi Vízlépcsőrendszer (Project) --- Bős-Nagymaros (Project) --- Bős-Nagymaros Water Barrage System (Project) --- Bős-Nagymarosi Vízlépcső (Project) --- Gabčíkovo (Bős)-Nagymaros Barrage System (Project) --- Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Barrage System (Project) --- Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Hydropower Project --- Gabčíkovo-Nagymarosi Vízlépcsőrendszer (Project) --- Sústava vodných diel Gabčíkovo-Nagymaroš --- 556.51 <282.243.7> Drainage basins. Catchment areas. River basins. Watersheds--Donau --- 502.35 Conservation management in general. Monitoring --- 504.45 Running water environment. Inland surface waters. Rivers, river mouths, deltas, lakes, swamps, wetlands --- Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project.

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This book collects 15 papers written by renowned scholars from across the globe that showcase the forefront research in Earth observation (EO), remote sensing (RS), and geoscientific ground investigations to study archaeological records and cultural heritage.Archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, remote sensing, and archaeometry experts share their methodologies relying on a wealth of techniques and data including, but not limited to: very high resolution satellite images from optical and radar space-borne sensors, air-borne surveys, geographic information systems (GIS), archaeological fieldwork, and historical maps.A couple of the contributions highlight the value of noninvasive and nondestructive laboratory analyses (e.g., neutron diffraction) to reconstruct ancient manufacturing technologies, and of geological ground investigations to corroborate hypotheses of historical events that shaped cultural landscapes.Case studies encompass famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites (e.g., the Nasca Lines in Peru), remote and yet-to-discover archaeological areas in tropical forests in central America, European countries, south Asian changing landscapes, and environments which are arid nowadays but were probably full of woody vegetation in the past.Finally, the reader can learn about the state-of-the-art of education initiatives to train site managers in the use of space technologies in support of their activities, and can understand the legal aspects involved in the application of EO and RS to address current challenges of African heritage preservation.

settlements --- historical landscapes --- floods --- landscape archaeology --- education --- archaeological fieldwork --- Burial Mound --- geoglyph Pista --- OBIA --- satellite imagery --- multi-criteria --- airborne LiDAR --- international law --- Survey of India --- mapping --- Landscape --- Africa --- heritage --- Belize --- relict boundaries --- capacity development --- synthetic aperture radar --- disaster and conservation management --- Motte-and-Bailey castle --- neutron techniques --- Cuenca Pisco --- grain-size --- geological mapping --- Peru --- Visualization --- drones --- volcaniclastic layer --- UAV --- Harra --- stratigraphy --- Archaeology --- e-learning --- field reconnaissance --- neutron diffraction --- archaeological prospection --- Jordan --- Mesoamerica --- predictive model --- Ridge and Furrow --- Mega El Niño --- Earth Observation --- archaeological landscapes --- colonial studies --- river morphology --- pampa of Nazca --- optical --- Boundary Demarcation --- space law --- orthophotographs --- Oman --- GoogleEarth --- archaeometry --- Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission --- national archaeological mapping programme --- Maya --- Sacred --- subsurface imaging --- basalt desert --- Indus --- archaeological survey --- Sentinel-2 --- surface survey --- Ritual --- remote sensing --- microwave penetration --- Difference Map --- drone --- tumuli --- GIS --- international boundaries --- Lidar --- Caves --- Archaeological Survey of India --- chemometric analysis --- UNESCO --- Rio Grande de Nazca --- SAR --- photogrammetry --- Earth observation --- arid environments --- Sumerian pottery --- cultural and natural heritage --- free satellite imagery --- field monument --- RPAS --- archaeology --- historical maps --- satellite --- petrography --- automated detection --- pattern recognition --- Arran --- LiDAR --- airborne laser scanning --- landscape accessibility --- Geographic Information System (GIS) --- Bing Maps --- analytic hierarchy process (AHP) --- Roman archaeology --- Saharan Morocco