Overview
- Brings together vital information not collected or analyzed until now
- A quantum step toward synergy between development and biodiversity conservation
- For biodiversity scientists not only in the Asia-Pacific but in other regions of the world
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Ecological Research Monographs (ECOLOGICAL)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Networks for Monitoring and Research on Biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Establishing a Biodiversity Database
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About this book
Biological diversity is important for ecosystem function and services, which in turn is essential for human well-being. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, international efforts have been made to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. The loss continues, however. The Asia-Pacific region includes both developing countries with high biodiversity and developed countries with sophisticated data collection and analyses, but only limited information about the status quo of biodiversity in this region has been available. Many Asia-Pacific countries have rapidly grown their economies and social infrastructures, causing a loss of biodiversity and requiring an urgent mandate to achieve a balance between development and conservation in the region.  In December 2009, scientists successfully organized the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network in the region, to establish a network for research and monitoring of ecosystems and biodiversity and to build a cooperative framework. The present volume is the first collection of information on biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific and represents a quantum step forward in science that optimizes the synergy between development and biodiversity conservation.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Biodiversity Observation Network in the Asia-Pacific Region
Book Subtitle: Toward Further Development of Monitoring
Editors: Shin-ichi Nakano, Tetsukazu Yahara, Tohru Nakashizuka
Series Title: Ecological Research Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54032-8
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54031-1Published: 26 July 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54665-8Published: 09 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54032-8Published: 26 July 2012
Series ISSN: 2191-0707
Series E-ISSN: 2191-0715
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 480
Topics: Ecology, Environmental Management, Nature Conservation, Biodiversity, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis