Format:
Online-Ressource (XV, 320p. 45 illus., 25 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9781461409021
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Content:
The conflict between increasing human population and biodiversity conservation is one of the IUCN's key threatening processes. Conservation planning has received a great deal of coverage and research as a way of conserving biodiversity yet, while theoretically successful, it has never been tested. Simple lines on maps to illustrate conservation areas are unlikely to be successful in the light of human encroachment. It may be that some form of overt display is necessary to ensure the protection of reserves. This may be signage, presence of guards/rangers or physical fencing structures. The need
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Description based upon print version of record
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Fencing for Conservation: Restriction of Evolutionary Potentialor a Riposte to Threatening Processes?; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Fencing for Conservation; References; Chapter 2: Perspectives on Fencing for Conservation Based on Four Case Studies: Marsupial Conservation in Australian Forests; Bushmeat Hunting in South Africa; Large Predator Reintroduction in South Africa; and Large Mammal Conservation in Poland; Introduction; Case Study 1 - Metaphorical Fences of Poison: Conserving the Quokka in Australia's Northern Jarrah Forest
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Case Study 2 - Ineffective Fencing: Bushmeat Hunting in the Dwesa and Cwebe Nature Reserves, South AfricaCase Study 3 - Effective Fencing: The Reintroduction of Top-Order Predators to South Africa's Addo Elephant National Park; Case Study 4 - Fence-Free Barriers: The Fauna of Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland; Conclusion; Would the Quokka Survive on Mainland Australia Without the Metaphorical Barrier of Poison?; Are the Fauna of Dwesa and Cwebe Nature Reserves Threatened Because of Ineffective Fencing?
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Would the Reintroduction of Large Predators to Addo Elephant National Park (and the Other Eastern Cape Reserves) Have Been Successful Without Fencing?Has Fencing Caused the Isolation of Wildlife in Bialowieza's Primeval Forest?; References; Chapter 3: The Relative Merits of Predator-Exclusion Fencing and Repeated Fox Baiting for Protection of Native Fauna: Five Case Studies from Western Australia; Introduction; Background to 1080 Baiting in Western Australia: A Demonstrated Need for Control of the Fox; Characteristics of Fences Used to Protect Species of High Conservation Value
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Case Studies of the Effectiveness of Predator-Exclusion Fencing and Repeated Fox Baiting for Protection of Native SpeciesCase Study 1: Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary; Case Study 2: Project Eden (Peron Peninsula); Case Study 3: Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park; Case Study 4: Dryandra Woodland; Case Study 5: Operation Foxglove (The Northern Jarrah Forest); Discussion; Predator-Exclusion Fencing: General; Repeated Baiting: General; Issues Common to Exclusion Fencing and Repeated Baiting: Monitoring; Issues Common to Exclusion Fencing and Repeated Baiting: Gene Flow
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Issues Common to Exclusion Fencing and Repeated Baiting: OverabundanceIssues Common to Exclusion Fencing and Repeated Baiting: Predation by Cats; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Fences or Ferals? Benefits and Costs of Conservation Fencing in Australia; Introduction; Kinds of Conservation Fence; Rationale; Effectiveness and Costs; Fences, Ferals and the Future; References; Chapter 5: The Use and Potential of Pest-Proof Fencing for Ecosystem Restoration and Fauna Conservation in New Zealand; Introduction; History of Conservation Fencing in New Zealand
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Current State of Pest-Proof Fences in New Zealand
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461409014
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Fencing for conservation New York, NY : Springer, 2012 ISBN 9781461409014
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-0902-1
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