Biodiversity monitoring and conservation : bridging the gap between global commitment and local action / edited by Ben Collen ... [et al.].

Contributors xi Acknowledgements xv 1. Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation: Bridging the Gaps Between Global Commitment and Local Action 1 Ben Collen, Nathalie Pettorelli, Jonathan E.M. Baillie and SarahM. Durant Part I Species-Based Indicators of Biodiversity Change 17 2. Tracking Change in National-Level Conservation Status: National Red Lists 19 Ben Collen, Janine Griffiths, Yolan Friedmann, Jon Paul Rodriguez, Franklin Rojas-Suarez and Jonathan E.M. Baillie 3. TheWildlife Picture Index: A Biodiversity Indicator for Top Trophic Levels 45 Timothy G. O'Brien and Margaret F. Kinnaird 4. Tracking Change in Abundance: The Living Planet Index 71 Ben Collen, Louise McRae, Jonathan Loh, Stefanie Deinet, Adriana De Palma, Robyn Manley and Jonathan E.M. Baillie Part II Indicators of the Pressures on Biodiversity 95 5. Satellite Data-Based Indices to Monitor Land Use and Habitat Changes 97 Nathalie Pettorelli 6. Indicators of Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity 120 Wendy B. Foden.

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As the impacts of anthropogenic activities increase in both magnitude and extent, biodiversity is coming under increasing pressure. Scientists and policy makers are frequently hampered by a lack of information on biological systems, particularly information relating to long-term trends. Such information is crucial to developing an understanding as to how biodiversity may respond to global environmental change. Knowledge gaps make it very difficult to develop effective policies and legislation to reduce and reverse...