Conservation Monitoring in Freshwater Habitats: A Practical Guide and Case Studies

Hurford, Clive (Editor)/ Schneider, Michael (Editor)/ Cowx, Ian (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1402092776 / ISBN 13: 9781402092770

Edité par Springer Verlag, 2010

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415 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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• Titre: Conservation Monitoring in Freshwater Habitats: A Practical Guide and Case Studies
• Éditeur: Springer Verlag
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1402092776
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781402092770
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New
• Poids: 0,9 kilogramme

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Synopsis

As in the terrestrial environment, most data collection from freshwater habitats to date falls into the survey, surveillance or research categories. The critical difference between these exercises and a monitoring project is that a monitoring project will clearly identify when we need to make a management response. A Model for Conservation Management and Monitoring Monitoring (as defined by Hellawell) is essentially a tool of practical conservation management, and Fig. 1.1 shows a simple, but effective, model for nature conser- tion management and monitoring. The need for clear decision-making is implicit in this model. First we must decide what would represent a favourable state for the key habitat or species, and then we must decide when to intervene if the state is (or becomes) unfavourable. A third, often overlooked, but equally important, decision concerns when we would consider the habitat or species to have recovered; this is unlikely to be the same point that we became concerned about it. This decision not only has resource imp- cations, it can also have major implications for other habitats and species (prey species are an obvious example). All of these decisions are essential to the devel- ment of an efficient and effective monitoring project.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This conservation monitoring reference focuses on the development of clear, site-specific management goals in freshwater habitats. Field trials are discussed, and the results expose areas for improvement in many existing monitoring projects.