Search results for 'biodiversity OR "species diversity" OR "forest ecology" OR habitat OR habitats OR "freshwater ecology" OR "species richness"'
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Conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources in semi-natural grasslands in Norway.
By Svalheim, E. Asdal, Ǻ.
2012 (H ISBN 9781845938512)
This chapter describes the "Our Semi-Natural Heritage" project which aims to conserve biodiversity, especially the genetic resources in seminatural fi...
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Future scenarios for tropical montane and south temperate forest biodiversity in Latin America.
By Miles, L. Newton, A. C. Alvarez-Aquino, C. Armesto, J. J. Castillo, R. F. del Cayuela, L. Echeverría, C. González-Espinosa, M. Lara, A. López-Barrera, F. Manson, R. H. Montoya-Gómez, G. Muñiz-Castro, M. A. Núñez-Ávila, M. C. Pedraza, R. A. Rey-Benayas, J. M. Rovere, A. E. Rüger, N. Smith-Ramírez, C. Souto, C. Williams-Linera, G.
2007 (H ISBN 9781845932619)
This chapter presents results of a scenario-building exercise, designed to explore future trends in forest biodiversity in four forest areas, and the ...
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Spatial patterns and fragmentation: indicators for conserving biodiversity in forest landscapes.
By Loyn, R. H. McAlpine, C.
2001 (H ISBN 9780851993928)
Despite the variety of definitions, or perhaps because of it, ecologically sustainable forest management is now the dominant paradigm guiding resource...
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Fragmentation and edge effects on plant-animal interactions, ecological processes and biodiversity.
By López-Barrera, F. Armesto, J. J. Williams-Linera, G. Smith-Ramírez, C. Manson, R. H.
2007 (H ISBN 9781845932619)
We summarize studies of forest fragmentation and edge effects on a diverse range of ecological processes and abiotic variables in neotropical montane ...
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Multiple-scale factors affecting the development of biodiversity in UK plantations.
By Humphrey, J. W. Peace, A. J. Jukes, M. R. Poulsom, E. L.
2004 (H ISBN 9780851998022)
The effects of climate, site quality, stand structure and landscape on the development of biodiversity within plantations were investigated, with part...
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Testing forest biodiversity indicators by assessing anthropogenic impacts along disturbance gradient
By Newton, A. C. Echeverría, C. González-Espinosa, M. Williams-Linera, G. Ramírez-Marcial, N. Thiers, O. Armesto, J. J. Aravena, J. C. Lara, A.
2007 (H ISBN 9781845932619)
Current efforts at sustainable forest management depend on the development of appropriate and effective indicators of forest biodiversity. While many ...
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The economics of biodiversity loss and agricultural development in low-income countries.
By Perrings, C.
2001 (H ISBN 9780851994352)
The chapter addresses the biodiversity implications of agricultural development in developing countries, and identifies the major economic factors beh...
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What history can teach us about present and future forest biodiversity.
By Verheyen, K. Honnay, O. Bossuyt, B. Hermy, M.
2004 (H ISBN 9780851998022)
This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge about the legacies of the past and implication for present-day biodiversity in forest ecosyst...
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Monitoring biodiversity: measuring long-term changes in insect abundance.
By Conrad, K. F. Fox, R. Woiwod, I. P.
2007 (H ISBN 9781845932541)
The goals of long-term monitoring of biodiversity (i.e. repeated sampling of populations for detecting patterns in the variation of abundance over tim...
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Moving beyond integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) to achieve biodiversity conse
By Brandon, K.
2001 (H ISBN 9780851994352)
The chapter provides: (1) an overview of integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs); (2) summarizes what a decade of experience has show...
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