The GEO Handbook on Biodiversity Observation Networks
Biodiversity observation systems are almost everywhere inadequate to meet local, national and international (treaty) obligations. As a result of alarmingly rapid declines in biodiversity in the modern era, there is a strong, worldwide desire to upgrade our monitoring systems, but little clarity on w...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27288-7 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The Biodiversity Data Impediment to a Sustainable World (Working in a Networked World)
- 2. Essential Biodiversity Variables
- 3. Stratification and Terrestrial Ecosystem Observations
- 4. Ecosystem Services
- 5. Species Observations
- 6. Monitoring Changes in Genetic Diversity
- 7. Marine and Coastal Systems
- 8. Biodiversity Observations for Freshwater Ecosystems
- 9. Remote Sensing for Biodiversity
- 10. Involving Citizen Scientists in Biodiversity Observation
- 11. Biodiversity Modelling
- 12. Cyber-Architecture
- 13. Using Data for Decision-Making: From Observations To Indicators and Other Policy Tools
- 14. Capacity Building in Biodiversity Monitoring – Case Studies.