[PDF] Top 20 Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning

... set conservation targets for different time periods ...capture dynamic features separated into discrete time periods than to represent overall averaged ...more dynamic that other features, but rather ... See full document

... in conservation planning through representation of biodiversity patterns and connectivity considerations Data on distributions of fish species (n = 288), and on life-history traits related to variable ... See full document

... comprise pelagic and benthic features, as well as dynamic and fixed features ...network planning design were complemented with criteria for ecological representativity in 2008 (CBD Decision IX/20, ... See full document

... of processes typical of these re- gions, there is a strong need for an integrated approach, com- bining numerical coupled systems (of ocean, atmosphere, waves, biology, and sediments) at selected scales (Carniel ... See full document

... Our planning exercise could have over-valued the potential for logged forests to conserve biodiversity if the large network of logging roads and skid trails created to remove timber (Laporte et ... See full document

... that conservation will require thoughtful schemes for prioritizing conserva- tion needs, we do not accept that decision makers should be allowed to ‘write off’ severely depleted pop- ulations as unrecoverable due ... See full document

... a conservation biology paper per se, Hardin’s classic essay (Hardin, 1968) changed the way we think about managing natural resources that lack definitive ... See full document

... Simpson et al. (SSR) couple a clever analytical argument with an empirical case-study, to argue that land in biodiversity hotspots has a bioprospecting marginal value of less than $21/ha — far too small to offset ... See full document

... of oceanographic research in coastal areas of the Indian Ocean sector of the Antarctica in December 2011 and January–February 2012 (based on RAE 57 proceedings)]”, Ukrainskiy Antarkticheskiy zhurnal, ... See full document

... that biodiversity is in the right locations for the right ...from conservation initiatives are not just confined to societal groups that have the finan- cial and/or social means to access them (Wolch et  ... See full document

... by conservation when choos ing to invest. As Patagon Land’s Conservation Director explained, clients are principally interested in reliable and profitable investments and in purchasing a property for family ... See full document

... The Tasmanian devil is one of the iconic animals of Australia, but this carnivorous marsupial is at risk of extinction due to devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) [59]. DFTD was first observed in 1996, when the species was ... See full document

... nature conservation (Ehrlich and Wilson 1991, UNEP ...to biodiversity and eco- system services (Millenium Ecosystem Assessment ...of biodiversity and ecosystem services would mean that, in many ... See full document

... Giesbrecht 1895 studied in some detail the distribution of luminescent glands in several copepods, and he observed that they appeared greenish yellow or yellow in fresh specimens, and Ha[r] ... See full document

... Data sensitivity is an important issue in the collation of biodiversity data. Datasets may be sensitive because they are of commercial or academic value and therefore more rigorous controls on dissemination are ... See full document

... assessing marine benthic biodiversity in Wales have some measure of abundance, they vary significantly from simple counts, numbers per area ...surveying marine benthic habitats, many species groups ... See full document

... Appeltans, W., Ahyong, S.T., Anderson, G., Angel, M.V., Artois, T., Bailly, N., Bamber, R., Barber, A., Bartsch, I., Berta, A., Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., Bock, P., Boxshall, G., Boyko, C.B., Brandao, S.N., Bray, R.A., ... See full document

... Traditional gear includes traps, fences and poison. The portable fish traps (malema) are fairly light and are used on the reef. Fixed fences (uzio) are set up perpendicular to the shore and up onto it. Both the traps and ... See full document

... The light trap’s passive sampling, retention of live spec- imens, and low cost, has made it widely used for sam- pling insect diversity in terrestrial environments [16]. For example, light traps have been used ... See full document

... Terrestrial variables were quantified at both the landscape and local level. Landscape context variables were calculated using ArcGIS. For each pond, we calculated the total road length (including paved and unpaved ... See full document