TY - BOOK ID - 4862173 TI - Central American Biodiversity : Conservation, Ecology, and a Sustainable Future PY - 2015 SN - 9781493922086 1493922076 9781493922079 1493922084 PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Life Sciences. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Conservation Biology/Ecology. KW - Theoretical Ecology/Statistics. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Life sciences. KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Ecology. KW - Conservation biology. KW - Sciences de la vie KW - Biodiversité KW - Ecologie du paysage KW - Ecologie KW - Biologie de la conservation KW - Biodiversity conservation -- Central America. KW - Central America -- Environmental conditions. KW - Environmental policy -- Central America. KW - Marine biodiversity conservation -- Central America. KW - Biodiversity conservation KW - Marine biodiversity conservation KW - Environmental policy KW - Rain forest conservation KW - Ecology KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Central America KW - Environmental conditions. KW - Environment and state KW - Environmental control KW - Environmental management KW - Environmental protection KW - Environmental quality KW - State and environment KW - Conservation of marine biodiversity KW - Marine biodiversity KW - Marine biological diversity conservation KW - Biodiversity KW - Biological diversity conservation KW - Conservation of biodiversity KW - Diversity conservation, Biological KW - Gender mainstreaming in biodiversity conservation KW - Maintenance of biological diversity KW - Preservation of biological diversity KW - Government policy KW - Conservation KW - Mercado Común Centroamericano countries KW - Environmental auditing KW - Aquatic biodiversity conservation KW - Marine resources conservation KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Ecosystem management KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Nature conservation KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Ecology . KW - Maderas Rainforest Conservancy (Costa Rica and Nicaragua) KW - Central America. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4862173 AB - This book highlights key results and lessons learned from two field sites: La Suerte in Costa Rica and Ometepe in Nicaragua. The content within provides long term data on species abundance and distribution, with specific attention paid to primates of the region. Primates are flagship species and good indicators for the health of an ecosystem. Many primate species are sensitive to habitat alteration, and are often hunted out first. They also play an important role as seed dispersal agents for the regeneration of the forest. Central American Biodiversity compares results from these two field sites with regional trends to explore potential solutions. This book strongly calls for new approaches in conservation, making the case for looking beyond pure species biology and classic conservation, encouraging the reader to take into account the economic and political realities. ER -