Monitoring forest biodiversity : improving conservation through ecologically responsible management / Toby Gardner.
The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by humans. Monitoring is an essential ingredient in meeting this challenge, allowing us to measure the impact of differe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Washington, DC :
Earthscan,
2010.
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| Series: | Earthscan forest library.
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| Summary: | The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by humans. Monitoring is an essential ingredient in meeting this challenge, allowing us to measure the impact of different human activities on biodiversity and identify more responsible ways of managing the environment. Nevertheless many biodiversity monitoring programs are criticised as being little more than "tick the box" compliance exercises that waste precious resources and erode the credibility of science. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 360 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849775106 1849775109 1282726471 9781282726475 |