Assessing the conservation value of fresh waters
Subtitle: an international perspective
By: edited by Philip J. Boon and Catherine M. Pringle.
Contributors: Boon, P. J.; Pringle, Catherine M.
Series: Ecology, biodiversity and conservation; Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780521848855; 9780521613224
Subjects: Freshwater biodiversity conservation; Freshwater ecology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Background, philosophy and context / Philip J. Boon and Catherine M. Pringle; title: Freshwater conservation in action: contrasting approaches in the USA and the UK / Catherine M. Pringle and David Withrington; title: So much to do, so little time: identifying priorities for freshwater biodiversity conservation in the USA and Britain / Jonathan Higgins and Catherine Duigan; title: Responding to environmental threats within the UK and North America / Christopher A. Frissell and Colin W. Bean; title: Evaluating restoration potential / T. E. L. Langford and C. A. Frissell; title: Methods for assessing the conservation value of rivers / Philip J. Boon and Mary Freeman; title: Methods for assessing the conservation value of lakes / Laurie Duker and Margaret Palmer; title: System Aqua : a Swedish system for assessing nature conservation values of fresh waters / Eva Willén; title: Evaluating Australian fresh waters for nature conservation / Jon Nevill and Andrew Boulton; title: Evaluating fresh waters in South Africa / Jay O'Keeffe and Christa Thirion; title: Evaluating fresh waters in developing countries / Robin Abell and Mark Bryer.