The Ecology Exploitation and Conservation of River Turtles 1st Edition by Don Moll, Edward Moll 9780195102291 0195102290

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ISBN 10: 0195102290

ISBN 13: 9780195102291

Author: Don Moll; Edward O. Moll

The underlying theme of this book is that a widespread, taxonomically diverse group of animals, important both from ecological and human resource perspectives, remains poorly understood and in delcine, while receiving scant attention from the ecological and conservation community. This volume proposes a comprehensive overview of the world’s river turtles’ ecology, conservation, and management. It begins with a categorization of taxa which inhabit flowing water habitats followed by information on their evolutionary and physical diversity and biogeography. Within the framework of ecology, the authors discuss the composition of river turtle communities in different types of lotic habitats and regions, population dynamics, movements, reproductive characteristics and behavior, predators, and feeding relationships. In a conservation and management section, the authors identify and evaluate the nature and intensity of factors which threaten river turtle survival–almost all of which involve direct human exploitation or indirect effects of human induced habitat alteration and degradation. They then list and evaluate the various schemes which have been proposed or employed to halt declines and restore populations, and make recommendations for future management plans for specific species and regions. In closing, they state their viewpoint concerning future research directions and priorities, and an evaluation of future prospects for survival of the world’s river turtle species.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

2. River Turtle Diversity, Adaptations, and Roles in the River Ecosystem

3. Communities and Habitats

4. Traditional Exploitation Methods, Efficiency, and Consequences for River Turtles

5. River Turtle Exploitation: Past and Present

6. Indirect Factors Contributing to Extinction

7. Conservation, Management, and Rehabilitation

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