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Protection and Management of Species, Habitats, Ecosystems and Landscapes

Edited by
April 2021
200 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-0176-5 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-0177-2 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Protection and Management of Species, Habitats, Ecosystems and Landscapes that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
Human well-being and the prerequisite sustainable environmental management are currently at stake, reaching a bottleneck when trying to cope with (i) the ever-growing world population, (ii) the constantly increasing need for natural resources (and the subsequent overexploitation of species, habitats, ecosystems, and landscapes) and (iii) the documented and on-going impacts of climate change. By this, the role of conservation and management practices for the environment is characterized as a crucial and top issue and should deal with (a) promoting best practices from the local to the global level, (b) identifying spatial and temporal knowledge gaps, (c) multidisciplinary aspects for sustainable management practices, (d) identifying and interpreting the role of stakeholders and socio-economic parameters in the decision-making process, and (e) methods and practices to integrate the concept of ecosystem services into natural capital assessment and accounting, conservation and management strategies. Modern literature highlights that land use change and prioritization, the restoration of natural areas and cultural landscape identification and maintenance, should be considered at the top of the scientific and policy agenda, as well as at the epicenter of novel awareness-raising strategies for the environment in the near future.
Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
elevation; Pitta nympha; preference; reproductive performance; selection; conservation; habitat; regeneration; succession; dynamics; biodiversity; forestry; agriculture; recreation; water resources; natural resources management; adaptive monitoring; EU Green deal; naturalness; forest management intensity; land use intensity; quality of ecosystems; boreal forest; climate alterations; mid-elevation plants; range distribution; genetic variability; molecular markers; biodiversity management; endemic taxa; Greek flora; knowledge gaps; MAES implementation; agricultural heritage; Crescentia alata; morro; GIAHS; El Salvador; traditional agroforestry; monitoring methods; large wild animals; elk; moose; hunting; unmanned aerial vehicles; ecosystem condition; ecosystem extent; ecosystem asset; SEEA-EEA; Greek flora; national set of indicators; LIFE-IP 4 NATURA; floristic diversity; cocoa agroforests; Bengamisa-Yangambi; landscape; Democratic Republic of the Congo; conservation management; conservation status assessment; ecosystem condition assessment; ecosystem services; natural capital; spatial patterns; species and habitats monitoring; sustainable practices; temporal patterns

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