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Conservation Technology (Paperback)
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Conservation Technology (Paperback)
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The global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an unprecedented
pace. Despite the considerable effort devoted to conservation
science and management, we still lack even the most basic data on
the distribution and density of the majority of plant and animal
species, which in turn hampers our efforts to study changes over
time. In addition, we often lack behavioural data from the very
animals most influenced by environmental changes; this is largely
due to the financial and logistical limitations associated with
gathering scientific data on species that are cryptic, widely
distributed, range over large areas, or negatively influenced by
human presence. To overcome these limitations, conservationists are
increasingly employing technology to facilitate such data
collection. Innovative solutions have been driven by dramatic
advances in the conservation-technology interface. The use of
camera traps, acoustic sensors, satellite data, drones, and
computer algorithms to analyse the large datasets collected are all
becoming increasingly widespread. Although specialist books are
available on some of these individual technologies, this is the
first comprehensive text to describe the breadth of available
technology for conservation and to evaluate its varied
applications, bringing together a team of international experts
using a diverse range of approaches. Conservation Technology is
suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers,
practitioners and field managers in the fields of ecology and
conservation biology.
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