The Ecology, Exploitation And Conservation Of River Turtles (enviromental Science)
by Don Moll /
2004 / English / PDF
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The underlying theme of this book is that a widespread,
taxonomically diverse group of animals, important both from
ecological and human resource perspectives, remains poorly
understood and in delcine, while receiving scant attention from the
ecological and conservation community. This volume proposes a
comprehensive overview of the world's river turtles' ecology,
conservation, and management. It begins with a categorization of
taxa which inhabit flowing water habitats followed by information
on their evolutionary and physical diversity and biogeography.
Within the framework of ecology, the authors discuss the
composition of river turtle communities in different types of lotic
habitats and regions, population dynamics, movements, reproductive
characteristics and behavior, predators, and feeding relationships.
In a conservation and management section, the authors identify and
evaluate the nature and intensity of factors which threaten river
turtle survival--almost all of which involve direct human
exploitation or indirect effects of human induced habitat
alteration and degradation. They then list and evaluate the various
schemes which have been proposed or employed to halt declines and
restore populations, and make recommendations for future management
plans for specific species and regions. In closing, they state
their viewpoint concerning future research directions and
priorities, and an evaluation of future prospects for survival of
the world's river turtle species.
The underlying theme of this book is that a widespread,
taxonomically diverse group of animals, important both from
ecological and human resource perspectives, remains poorly
understood and in delcine, while receiving scant attention from the
ecological and conservation community. This volume proposes a
comprehensive overview of the world's river turtles' ecology,
conservation, and management. It begins with a categorization of
taxa which inhabit flowing water habitats followed by information
on their evolutionary and physical diversity and biogeography.
Within the framework of ecology, the authors discuss the
composition of river turtle communities in different types of lotic
habitats and regions, population dynamics, movements, reproductive
characteristics and behavior, predators, and feeding relationships.
In a conservation and management section, the authors identify and
evaluate the nature and intensity of factors which threaten river
turtle survival--almost all of which involve direct human
exploitation or indirect effects of human induced habitat
alteration and degradation. They then list and evaluate the various
schemes which have been proposed or employed to halt declines and
restore populations, and make recommendations for future management
plans for specific species and regions. In closing, they state
their viewpoint concerning future research directions and
priorities, and an evaluation of future prospects for survival of
the world's river turtle species.