Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services

✍ Scribed by Shin-ichi Nakano, Tetsukazu Yahara, Tohru Nakashizuka (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 129
• Series: Ecological Research Monographs
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume examines the topic of local biodiversity conservation in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world. With a focus on aquatic systems, this book offers insight on the state of local biodiversity, challenges in management and conservation of biodiversity, and newly developed methods for monitoring biodiversity. In addition, because the service provided by an ecosystem for humans is interlinked with conservation, the final part is dedicated to evaluating the socioeconomic aspect of ecosystem services, with special reference to local biodiversity. In effect, all contributions provide information that is invaluable for effective conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. This work will interest all stakeholders in biodiversity conservation, including policy makers, NPOs, NGOs, environment-related industries, and biodiversity researchers, not only in the Asia-Pacific region, but also across the entire globe.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Aquatic Macrophytes and Fish Diversity of Various Tropical Lakes at the Main Islands in Indonesia....Pages 3-12
Status of Freshwater Fish Biodiversity in the Yangtze River Basin, China....Pages 13-30
Freshwater Fish Diversity in Thailand and the Challenges on Its Prosperity Due To River Damming....Pages 31-39
Potential Future Coral Habitats Around Japan Depend Strongly on Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions....Pages 41-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Classification of Seagrass Beds by Coupling Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Data and Digital Aerial Photographs....Pages 59-70
Cyanobacterial Blooms as an Indicator of Environmental Degradation in Waters and Their Monitoring Using Satellite Remote Sensing....Pages 71-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Utilization of Freshwater Fish Biodiversity as Income Source of Poor Rural People (Case Study in Pampangan Subdistrict of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia)....Pages 89-99
Why People Visit Zoos: An Empirical Approach Using the Travel Cost Method for the Higashiyama Zoo, Nagoya, Japan....Pages 101-107
Tourist Perceptions of Traditional Japanese Vegetable Brands: A Quantitative Approach to Kaga Vegetable Brands and an Information Channel for Tourists at the Noto GIAHS Site....Pages 109-121
Back Matter....Pages 123-125

✦ Subjects

Biodiversity; Environmental Management; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis