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Springer Monitoring Nature Conservation In Cultural Habitats A Practical Guide And Case Studies by Clive Hurford , Michael Schneider
This is the first book to present monitoring as an integral component of responsible conservation management and as a catalyst for decision making. The early sections of this illustrated book cover key areas in the development of a monitoring project. The later sections of the book comprise a series of case studies covering a wide range of habitats and species. These case studies focus mostly, though not exclusively, on sites that form part of the Natura 2000 series in Europe._x000D_ _x000D_Contributing Authors._x000D_
Foreword._x000D_
Acknowledgements._x000D_
Part I An introduction to conservation monitoring: Monitoring in cultural habitats. _x000D_
The relationship between monitoring and management. _x000D_
Part II Traditional approaches to data collection: The roles of survey._x000D_
Surveillance. Strategic sampling. _x000D_
Part III Developing projects for monitoring habitats: Developing a habitat monitoring project. _x000D_
Identifying the conservation priority. Incorporating knowledge from research. Developing a conservation strategy. Minimising observer error. Identifying site-specific condition indicators for habitats. Where to focus the monitoring effort. Collecting the monitoring data. The supporting roles of on-site photography. Integrating data in Geographical Information Systems. _x000D_
Part IV The case studies: The monitoring case studies. _x000D_
Monitoring coastal heaths at St Davids. Monitoring arable weeds at Newton Farm. Monitoring neutral grassland at Somerton Farm. Monitoring the Brown Bear Ursus arctos in Vasterbotten County. Monitoring the Wolverine Gulo gulo in Vasterbotten County. Monitoring the Greater Mouse-eared Bat Myotis myotis on a landscape scale. Monitoring Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax on the Castlemartin Peninsula. Narrow-mouthed Whorl Snail Vertigo angustior at Whiteford Burrows. Monitoring the Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia at Thornden and West Blean Woods. _x000D_
Part V Woodland monitoring: Woodland management. _x000D_
Issues specific to monitoring broad-leaved woodland. Monitoring issues specific to Western Taiga forests. Beech Fagus sylvatica forests at Biskopstorp. _x000D_
Part VI Using information from remote images: Using Earth Observation to monitor habitats. _x000D_
Planning a remote sensing project. Remote sensing of dune habitats at Kenfig NNR. Remote sensing of fen vegetation at Cors Crymlyn NNR. Coastal lagoons in Sweden and Finland. _x000D_
Part VIILooking to the future: The challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. _x000D_
Appendix I: Glossary and abbreviations. _x000D_
Subject index._x000D_