Chapter 10. Managing Habitats and Species
- William J. Sutherland Professor of Biology
Published Online: 14 OCT 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444313499.ch10
Copyright © 1998 Blackwell Science Ltd
Book Title
Conservation Science and Action
Additional Information
How to Cite
Sutherland, W. J. (2009) Managing Habitats and Species, in Conservation Science and Action (ed W. J. Sutherland), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444313499.ch10
Editor Information
School of Biological Sciences, University of East, Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 OCT 2009
- Published Print: 19 FEB 1998
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780865427624
Online ISBN: 9781444313499
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- managing habitats and species;
- human intervention decrease and natural process restoration;
- management - mimicking natural processes;
- management plans and species action plans;
- priority areas for habitat management;
- patch size and isolation in population persistence;
- silver-spotted skipper butterfly distribution and patch size and isolation;
- specific requirements of species;
- habitat restoration and creation;
- genetic changes in captive breeding
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Why manage?
The need for objectives
Myths and research
Area and isolation
Disturbance
Nutrients
Grazing
Habitat restoration and creation
Species management
Genetic changes in captive breeding
Transferring species
Cultural change
Acknowledgements