Conservation of Marine Birds

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-88539-3
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 441 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1290 g

Conservation of Marine Birds is the first book to outline and synthesize the myriad of threats faced by one of the most imperiled groups of birds on earth. With more than half of all 346 seabird species worldwide experiencing population declines and 29% of species recognized as globally threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the timing to determine solutions to threats could not be more urgent. Written by a diverse team of international experts on marine birds, this book explores the environmental and biogeographical factors that influence seabird conservation and provides concrete recommendations for mounting climate change issues.

This book will be an important resource for researchers and conservationists, as well as ecologists and students who want to understand seabirds, the threats they are facing, and tactics to help conserve and protect them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

VanderWerf, Eric

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Tierzucht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: Threats 1. Ecology of marine birds Lindsay C. Young and Lisa T. Ballance 2. Conservation status and overview of threats to seabirds Richard A Phillips, Jérôme Fort, and Maria P Dias 3. Interactions between fisheries and seabirds: prey modification, discards and bycatch William A. Montevecchi 4. Invasive species Dena R. Spatz, Holly Jones, Elsa Bonnaud, Peter Kappes, Nick D. Holmes, and Yuliana Bedolla Guzmán 5. Health and Diseases Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Marcela M. Uhart, and Thierry Work 6. Pollution - lights, plastics, oil, and contaminants Morgan Gilmour, Stephanie Borrelle, Linda Elliott, Rae Okawa, and Airam Rodriguez 7. Exploitation and disturbance D.C. Duffy and V. Peschko 8. Climate change: the ecological backdrop of seabird conservation  Pierre A. Pistorius, William J. Sydeman, Yutaka Watanuki, Sarah Ann Thompson, Florian Orgeret

Section II: Solutions 9. Introduction and historical approaches to seabird conservation Colin M. Miskelly 10. Legal and cooperative mechanisms for conserving marine birds Mi Ae Kim, Craig S. Harrison, and Mark L. Tasker 11. Cultural aspects of seabird management Kawika B. Winter, Rebecca C. Young, and Phil Lyver 12. Managing harvests of seabirds and their eggs Liliana C. Naves and Thomas C. Rothe 13. Mitigating light attraction Airam Rodriguez 14. Reducing collisions with structures Marc S. Travers 15. Conservation of Marine Birds: Biosecurity, control, and eradication of invasive species threats Nick Holmes, Rachel Buxton, Holly Jones, Federico Méndez Sánchez, Steffen Oppel, James Russell, Dena Spatz, Araceli Samaniego 16. Fisheries regulation and conserving prey bases Mark Tasker and William J. Sydeman 17. Bycatch reduction Edward F. Melvin, Anton Wolfaardt, Rory Crawford, Eric Gilman, and Cristián G. Suazo 18. Protecting marine habitats: spatial conservation measures for seabirds at sea Robert A. Ronconi, Joanna L. Smith, and Karel A. Allard 19. Restoration and assisted colonization by social attraction and translocation Eric A. VanderWerf, Stephen Kress, Yuliana Bedolla Guzmán, Dena Spatz, Graeme Taylor, and Helen Gummer 20. Conclusions and the future of seabird conservation Lindsay C. Young and Eric A. VanderWerf

Über Autor(innen)

VanderWerf, Eric
Dr. Eric A. VanderWerf is the Director of Science of Pacific Rim Conservation. He completed a Ph.D. at the University of Hawai`i, where his research focused on plumage variation and effects of habitat disturbance and diseases on population biology of the Hawai`i Elepaio. He has worked on a variety of conservation and ornithological projects in Hawai`i and throughout the Pacific and was previously with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Dr. VanderWerf has authored over 100 scientific papers, book chapters, government documents, and technical reports, serves as the leader of the Hawaiian Forest Bird Recovery Team for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on the Endangered Species Recovery Committee for State of Hawai`i, as an associate editor for the Condor, and as an associate editor of the Birds of North America.