Still Counting . . .: Biodiversity Exploration for Conservation: The First 20 Years of the Rapid Assessment Program

Alono, Leeanne E.; Deichmann, Jessica L.; McKenna, Sheila A.; Nasrecki, Piotr; Richards, Stephen J. (editors)

ISBN 10: 1934151440 / ISBN 13: 9781934151440

Editore: Conservation International, Arlington, VA, 2011

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Tall softcover, 316 pp., full-color photos throughout. SIGNED by the editor, Leeanne Alonso, on the half-title page, dated 2011, with inscription "For Dr. Vick, Thanks for helping me get a great start in my education & career in natural sciences. Hook 'Em Horns!" Light wear, clean text, tight binding. This book outlines the inception, history and achievements of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) over its first two decades, 1990-2010. Profiles nearly 80 expeditions to some of the most remote but often highly threatened sites around the world.

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• Titolo: Still Counting . . .: Biodiversity Exploration for Conservation: The First 20 Years of the Rapid Assessment Program
• Editore: Conservation International, Arlington, VA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1934151440
• ISBN 13: 9781934151440
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Condizione: Very Good
• Firmato: Signed by Editor
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Science

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Riassunto

The Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) surveys have been a highly effective conservation tool for Conservation International and a multitude of partners.  RAP surveys provide a quick assessment of the biological value of an area and identify species in need of conservation action. This exciting book outlines the inception, history, and achievements of this program during its first two decades, 1990&;2010. The editors profile nearly eighty expeditions to some of the most remote but highly threatened sites around the world and relay personal stories from the field. Illustrated with hundreds of photos taken during the RAP surveys, this book includes the first photos of many newly discovered species of animals and plants, and other rarely photographed jewels of terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity.

Informazioni sull?autore

Leeanne E. Alonso is director of Conservation International&;s Rapid Assessment Program. Jessica Deichmann is a research associate with Conservation International&;s Rapid Assessment Program in Arlington, Virginia. Sheila A. McKenna is a marine ecologist and senior research scientistwith SEAlliance. Piotr Naskrecki is an entomologist, invertebrate conservationist, and nature writer and photographer, currently with the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Stephen Richards is managerof Conservation International&;sRAPbiodiversity assessmentprogram for theAsia-Pacific region, aResearch Associateat the South AustralianMuseum, and a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature&;sAmphibian Red-list Authority.