Journal•ISSN: 1038-2097
Pacific Conservation Biology
CSIRO Publishing
About: Pacific Conservation Biology is an academic journal published by CSIRO Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Threatened species. It has an ISSN identifier of 1038-2097. Over the lifetime, 1238 publications have been published receiving 22032 citations.
Topics: Population, Threatened species, Biodiversity, Habitat, Species richness
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TL;DR: The assessment was completed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with a primary aim of reviewing the current state of knowledge concerning the impacts of climate change on physical and ecological systems, human health, and socioeconomic factors as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Climate Change 1995 is a scientific assessment that was generated by more than 1 000 contributors from over 50 nations. It was jointly co-ordinated through two international agencies; the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme. The assessment was completed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with a primary aim of reviewing the current state of knowledge concerning the impacts of climate change on physical and ecological systems, human health, and socioeconomic factors. The second aim was to review the available information on the technical and economic feasibility of the potential mitigation and adaptation strategies.
1,149 citations
TL;DR: The concept of landscape linkages is used in wildlife management and conservation as mentioned in this paper, which is aimed at finding the connectivity for species, communities or ecological processes in the landscape. But the concept is not suitable for the management of large-scale habitat modification.
Abstract: Increasing demand for resources through a growing world population and the development of consumer led economies has led to large-scale habitat modification. One of the most disturbing aspects of these changes is the loss of biodiversity. Conservation biology as a discipline seeks to counteract or minimize the loss of biodiversity. Management is an Important aspect in achieving this goal. One concept used in Wildlife management and conservation is that of landscape linkages. Linkages are aimed at faclhtatmg .the connectivity for species, communities or ecological processes. There are many types of linkages in the landscape; both natural and human induced. Covered in this book are linkages such as greenways, dispersal corridors, riparian remnants, wildlife corridors, stepping stones, hedgerows and road underpasses. Linkages range in scale from small patches of old-growth forest in a forest mosaic to migratory routes for birds across and between continents.
505 citations
TL;DR: Jared Diamond guides readers through an inter-continental time voyage to demystify the self-induced phenomenon of ?
Abstract: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond revolves around the ominous notion that societies manipulate their destiny based on ecological perspicacity. Diamond compels readers to consider why through history, particular societies flourished, while others waned into oblivion. Do the jungle-festooned relics of ancient civilizations hold cryptic lessons relevant to the modern world? Diamond believes so and to decipher these, guides readers through an inter-continental time voyage to demystify the self-induced phenomenon of ?ecocide?.
341 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out that "unprecedented growth and global expansion of human populations over the last 100 years has resulted in the widespread degradation of natural ecosystems." They also highlighted the basic failure of people to appreciate the ecological, economic and social values of the services natural ecosystems provide and the ultimate impacts of their loss.
Abstract: Unprecedented growth and global expansion of human populations over the last 100 years has resulted in the widespread degradation of natural ecosystems. Of equal concern is the basic failure of people to appreciate the ecological, economic and social values of the services natural ecosystems provide and the ultimate impacts of their loss.
323 citations
TL;DR: This long-awaited book would seem to mark the end of classical tropical botany and phytogeography as subjects for scholarly pursuits, but it may well become "a record of what the rainforest was like in the twentieth century", as stated on its first page.
Abstract: This long-awaited book would seem to mark the end of classical tropical botany and phytogeography as subjects for scholarly pursuits. Since the middle of the century, when the first edition of The Tropical Rain Forest appeared, the wet tropical lowlands of the world have become an industrial battleground and, today at the end of the "Second Millennium", the future of the remaining rainforests that have evolved over millions of years looks bleak. Indeed, the book may well become "a record of what the rainforest was like in the twentieth century", as stated on its first page. This elegiac declaration not only reflects world concern about its pending extinction, but also Professor Richards' increasingly personal involvement with rainforest conservation in his later years.
289 citations