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Conserving Migratory Species: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis fills an important gap in biodiversity conservation literature by providing the first synthesis exclusively and explicitly dedicated to the conservation of migratory species. This book spans ecological and environmental management to sociology and international relations.
Written by an international team of carefully assembled experts, this book is organized into key cross-cutting themes relating to migratory species conservation through an integrative approach across animal groups with a global scope. Migratory species have supported human survival for millennia, yet their future is in question due to human pressures. These include species that challenge our imagination through their amazing long-distance journeys, such as the bar-tailed godwit that flies from Alaska to New Zealand, as well as many that have contributed to human survival and economic activities, such as salmons that have underpinned the lives of Native Americans and the fishing industry in the North Pacific. This book explores the diversity of migratory animals, their importance to humans, their status, and threats, as well as what we can do to conserve them through on-ground actions orchestrated by governance approaches at various scales.
Conserving Migratory Species: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis is an important resource for biodiversity and conservation researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and citizens around the world who endeavor to advance migratory species and their marvelous journeys.
List of contents
Section I: Background1. Introduction (Perspectives and framework for analysis)
2. Value and importance of migratory species: Cultural significance, ecosystem function, and ecosystem services
3. Why and how is conserving migratory species different
Section II: Biological/ecological dimensions4. Background on the ecology of migration
5. Vulnerability of migratory species
6:.The global status of migratory species
7. Migratory threats
Section III: Management dimensions8. Management of barriers
9. Management of direct mortality
10. Management of habitats
11. Active population management
12. Education and outreach: Strategies and opportunities for conserving migratory species through public support
Section IV: Governance dimensions13. The emergence of international regimes and global environmental governance: Theory and practice
14. Governance frameworks and their effectiveness
Section V: Final remarks15. Knowledge gaps in migration ecology and taxonomy of migratory species: the role of technology
16. Monitoring migratory species and their threats
17. Priorities for the conservation of migratory species
18. Conclusions: principles, strategies, and future directions
