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Global Gap Analysis: Priority Regions for Expanding the Global Protected-Area Network. Ana S L Rodrigues; H Resit Akçakaya; Sandy J Andelman; Mohamed I Bakarr; et al. Bioscience; Dec 2004; 54, 12; Academic Research Library pg. 1092 Protected areas are the single most important conservation tool. The global protected-area network has grown substantially in recent decades, now occupying 11.5% of Earth's land surface, but such growth has not been strategically aimed at maximizing the coverage of global biodiversity. In a previous study, we demonstrated that the global network is far from complete, even for the representation of terrestrial vertebrate species. Here we present a first attempt to provide a global framework for the next step of strategically expanding the network to cover mammals, amphibians, freshwater turtles and tortoises, and globally threatened birds. We identify unprotected areas of the world that have remarkably high conservation value (irreplaceability) and are under serious threat. These areas concentrate overwhelmingly in tropical and subtropical moist forests, particularly on tropical mountains and islands. The expansion of the global protected-area network in these regions is urgently needed to prevent the loss of unique biodiversity. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] Coverage Provided by the Global Protected-Area System: Is It Enough? Thomas M Brooks; Mohamed I Bakarr; Tim Boucher; Gustavo A B da Fonseca; et al. Bioscience; Dec 2004; 54, 12; Academic Research Library pg. 1081 Protected-area targets of 10% of a biome, of a country, or of the planet have often been used in conservation planning. The new World Database on Protected Areas shows that terrestrial protected-area coverage now approaches 12% worldwide. Does this mean that the establishment of new protected areas can cease? This was the core question of the "Building Comprehensive Protected Area Systems" stream of the Fifth World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, in 2003. To answer it requires global gap analysis, the subject of the special section of BioScience for which this article serves as an introduction. We also provide an overview of the extraordinary data sets now available to allow global gap analysis and, based on these, an assessment of the degree to which existing protected-area systems represent biodiversity. Coverage varies geographically, but is less than 2% for some bioregions, and more than 12% of 11,633 bird, mammal, amphibian, and turtle species are wholly unrepresented. The global protected-area systems are far from complete. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] Key Biodiversity Areas as Site Conservation Targets Güven Eken; Leon Bennun; Thomas M Brooks; Will Darwall; et al. Bioscience; Dec 2004; 54, 12; Academic Research Library pg. 1110 Site conservation is among the most effective means to reduce global biodiversity loss. Therefore, it is critical to identify those sites where unique biodiversity must be conserved immediately. To this end, the concept of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) has been developed, seeking to identify and, ultimately, ensure that networks of globally important sites are safeguarded. This methodology builds up from the identification of species conservation targets (through the IUCN Red List) and nests within larger-scale conservation approaches. Sites are selected using standardized, globally applicable, threshold-based criteria, driven by the distribution and population of species that require site-level conservation. The criteria address the two key issues for setting site conservation priorities: vulnerability and irreplaceability. We also propose quantitative thresholds for the identification of KBAs meeting each criterion, based on a review of existing approaches and ecological theory to date. However, these thresholds require extensive testing, especially in aquatic systems. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] Darwall WRT, Vié J-C. Identifying important sites for conservation of freshwater biodiversity: Extending the species-based approach. Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology. Forthcoming. Heath MF, Evans MI. 2000. Important Bird Areas in Europe: Priority Sites for Conservation. Cambridge (United Kingdom): BirdLife International. (IUCN] The World Conservation Union. 1993. Parks for Life: Report of the IVth World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas. Gland (Switzerland): IUCN. _______. 2001. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, Version 3.1. Cambridge (United Kingdom): IUCN. _______. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Cambridge (United Kingdom): IUCN. (15 November 2004; www.iucnredlist.org) Fri Mar 11 23:19:55 EST 2005 Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Biological Sciences Marked Records Last Search Query: (freshwater or (fresh water)) and (protectedarea or protected area)) Your comments: A search on 'freshwater protected area' Record 1 of 41 DN: Database Name Biological Sciences TI: Title A fine-scale gap analysis of the existing protected area system in Hong Kong, China AU: Author Yip, JY; Corlett, RT; Dudgeon, D AF: Affiliation Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China, [mailto:yyipc@graduate.hku.hk] SO: Source Biodiversity and Conservation [Biodivers. Conserv.]. Vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 943-957. May 2004. IS: ISSN 0960-3115 DE: Descriptors Biodiversity; Environment management; Rare species; Species diversity; Species richness; Population-environment relations; Population growth; Environmental policy; Gap analysis; Government policy; Amphibia; Reptilia; Mammalia; Aves; Formicidae; Papilionoidea; Anisoptera; Zygoptera; China, People's Rep., Hong Kong AB: Abstract As well as being one of the most densely populated areas on Earth, Hong Kong also has the highest percentage of protected areas (38% of the 1098 km super(2) land area) of any administrative region in the Asia Pacific. Overlay of field records from a biodiversity survey of eight taxa (amphibians, reptiles, mammals, breeding birds, ants, butterflies, dragonflies and rare vascular plants) in 1 km grid squares with protected areas indicated that over half of the 623 species of conservation concern (globally, regionally, or locally restricted species) were under-represented. Ants, butterflies and reptiles were most poorly represented. The hotspots of different taxa also received differing levels of protection. Hong Kong's protected areas are biased towards high-altitude habitats, so the under-represented species are mostly associated with the lowland habitats (freshwater wetlands, abandoned agriculture and feng shui woods). Since the restricted species are scattered and the hotspots of different taxa do not overlap, a large protected area network will be required to represent all species. This indicates the challenge that will be encountered in the conservation of many other parts of Asia that support burgeoning human populations, and where landscapes are increasingly human-dominated. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2004 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers plants; Amphibians; Reptiles; Mammals; Birds; Ants; Butterflies; Dragonflies; Damselflies CL: Classification M1 110 Population-Environment Relations; D 04700 Management; Z 05205 Populations & general ecology; EE 10 General Environmental Engineering UD: Update 200405 AN: Accession Number 5868279 Record 2 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Effectiveness of the global protected area network in representing species diversity AU: Author Rodrigues, ASL; Andelman, SJ; Bakarr, MI; Boitani, L; Brooks, TM; Cowling, RM; Fishpool, LDC; Fonseca, GABD; Gaston, KJ; Hoffmann, M; Long, JS; Marquet, PA; Pilgrim, JD; Pressey, RL; Schipper, J; Sechrest, W; Stuart, SN; Underhill, LG; Waller, RW; Watts, MEJ; Yan, X AF: Affiliation Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, Washington, DC 20036, USA SO: Source Nature [Nature]. Vol. 428, no. 6983, pp. 640-643. 8 Apr 2004. IS: ISSN 0028-0836 DE: Descriptors Conservation; Planning; Biological diversity; Data collections; Biogeography; Species diversity; Nature conservation; Biodiversity; Protected resources; International policy; Refuges; Sanctuaries; Ecosystem management; Performance assessment; Living resources AB: Abstract The Fifth World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, announced in September 2003 that the global network of protected areas now covers 11.5% of the planet's land surface. This surpasses the 10% target proposed a decade earlier, at the Caracas Congress, for 9 out of 14 major terrestrial biomes. Such uniform targets based on percentage of area have become deeply embedded into national and international conservation planning. Although politically expedient, the scientific basis and conservation value of these targets have been questioned. In practice, however, little is known of how to set appropriate targets, or of the extent to which the current global protected area network fulfils its goal of protecting biodiversity. Here, we combine five global data sets on the distribution of species and protected areas to provide the first global gap analysis assessing the effectiveness of protected areas in representing species diversity. We show that the global network is far from complete, and demonstrate the inadequacy of uniform: that is, 'one size fits all': conservation targets. PB: Publisher Nature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building 4 Crinan Street London N1 9XW UK, [mailto:feedback@nature.com], [URL:http://www.nature.com/] DO: DOI 10.1038/nature02422 LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2004 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers gap analysis ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater; Brackish; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0407754 CL: Classification D 04890 Planning/development; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; Q1 01121 Law, policy, economics and social sciences; O 4090 Conservation and Environmental Protection; EE 10 General Environmental Engineering UD: Update 200404 AN: Accession Number 5873128 Record 3 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Size matters: the value of small populations for wintering waterbirds AU: Author Jackson, SF; Kershaw, M; Gaston, KJ AF: Affiliation British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU UK, [mailto:sarah.jackson@bto.org] SO: Source Animal conservation [Anim. Conserv.]. Vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 229-239. 2004. IS: ISSN 1367-9430 DE: Descriptors Nature conservation; Biodiversity; Marine parks; Policies; Aves; British Isles AB: Abstract Protecting systematically selected areas of land is a major step towards biodiversity conservation worldwide. Indeed, the identification and designation of protected areas more often than not forms a core component of both national and international conservation policies. In this paper an overview is provided of those Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites that have been classified in Great Britain as of 1998/99 for a selection of wintering waterbird species, using bird count data from the Wetland Bird Survey. The performance of this network of sites is remarkable, particularly in comparison with published analyses of networks elsewhere in the world. Nevertheless, the current site-based approach, whilst having the great benefit of simplicity, is deliberately biased towards aggregating species at the expense of the more dispersed distribution species. To ensure that the network continues successfully to protect nationally and internationally important waterbird populations, efforts now need to concentrate on the derivation of species-specific representation targets and, in particular, the ways in which these can be incorporated into the site selection process. Although these analyses concern the performance of protected areas for waterbirds in Great Britain, the results have wide-ranging importance for conservation planning in general and the design of protected area networks NT: Notes Physical medium: Printed matter, Internet DO: DOI 10.1017/S1367943004001337 LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2004 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Birds ER: Environmental Regime Brackish; Freshwater; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA MB0400680 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200408 AN: Accession Number 5995698 Record 4 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Socio-economic situation, management, rational utilization and development potentials of Tram Chim, a wetlands ecosystem conservation national park AU: Author Nguyen, CT AF: Affiliation National Coordinator of VN Wetland Team, Forest Inventory and Planning (Sub-FIPI), Tan Binh District, 245/5 Banh Van Tran St., Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, [mailto:nguyenchi@sg.fpt.vn] SO: Source Wetlands management in Vietnam: issues and perspectives. pp. 75-80. 2004. DE: Descriptors Wetlands; Nature conservation; Resource development; Socioeconomic aspects; ISEW, Vietnam, Dong Thap Prov., Tram Chim AB: Abstract The Tram Chim Protected Area was recently recognized by the Vietnamese government as a national park for the conservation of typical wetland ecosystems in the Dong Thap Muoi area of the Mekong Delta. However, the protection of this national park has been a challenging task. Population in the area has rapidly increased in recent years, a result of the State policies encouraging land reclamation and natural resources exploitation in this area. Many of the local people are poor farmers whose livelihoods are based on rice cultivation and natural resource gathering. The establishment of the national park has allowed vegetation restoration in Tram Chim, and rich and diversified wetland ecosystems have gradually been rehabilitated. In the period 1994-1996, infrastructure for the protected area was improved and since then violations of the protected regulations have been reduced. The National Park Development Plan focuses on biodiversity conservation, eco-tourism development and local farmers' livelihood improvement. To cope with management difficulties in Tram Chim, the report proposes more investment from the Central Government as well as international organizations. IB: ISBN 9832346193 NT: Notes Physical medium: Printed matter, Internet; http:/ /www.worldfishcenter.org/Pubs/wetlands/pdf/Chapter11.pdf PB: Publisher WorldFish Center, Penang (Malaysia) LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2004 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph ER: Environmental Regime Brackish; Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA IC0400050 CL: Classification Q1 01463 Habitat community studies; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200409 AN: Accession Number 6016895 Record 5 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title The Use of a Refuge Area in the Restoration of Lake Trout in Parry Sound, Lake Huron AU: Author Reid, DM; Anderson, DM; Henderson, BA AF: Affiliation Upper Great Lakes Management Unit, Lake Huron Office, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1450 Seventh Avenue, East, Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 2Z1, Canada, [mailto:david.m.reid@mnr.gov.on.ca] SO: Source American Fisheries Society Symposium [Am. Fish. Soc. Symp.]. Vol. 42, p. 241. 2004. IS: ISSN 0892-2284 DE: Descriptors Refuges; Resource conservation; Stocking (organisms); Angling; Recovery; Recreation; Tagging; Wild spawning; Exploitation; Petromyzon marinus; Salvelinus namaycush; Canada, Ontario, Parry Sound; Canada, Ontario, Huron L., Georgian Bay; North America, Huron L. AB: Abstract Parry Sound contains the only successfully rehabilitated population of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in the four lower Great Lakes. This population fell to extremely low levels in the 1960s, probably due to parasitism by sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus. Since 1988, the relative abundance of wild spawning lake trout has increased in Parry Sound as a result of a series of key management actions. These actions included stocking yearling lake trout derived from the remnant stock (beginning in 1981) and stringent angler exploitation controls, including the creation of a 1,061-ha refuge in 1987. The boundaries of this protected area were established to reduce angling mortality of wild lake trout. Biotelemetry studies conducted in 1989 and 1990 led to the protected area being increased to 1,908 ha in 1990. Although the specific role that the refuge played in rehabilitating Parry Sound lake trout is difficult to assess, prior to establishing the refuge, harvest levels of wild lake trout exceeded sustainable levels and there was limited evidence of natural reproduction. From 1994 to 2001, tagging studies conducted in the refuge area showed 84% of recaptured lake trout were originally tagged within the refuge, indicating high fidelity to refuge spawning shoals between years. Differences in seasonal movements into Georgian Bay and thiamine levels (likely related to diet) between fish that spawn in the refuge area versus non-refuge fish further support the effectiveness of the refuge in protecting a relatively isolated portion of the population. The refuge-protected wild fish may have played a vital role in attracting stocked fish to suitable spawning areas. By 1997, the Parry Sound lake trout population was deemed successfully rehabilitated, and stocking was discontinued. Our data indicates that the lake trout refuge protected a significant portion of the remnant lake trout population by reducing angler-induced mortality rates and assisted in the successful rehabilitation of the population. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2004 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph ID: Identifiers Sea lamprey; Lake trout ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0501571 CL: Classification Q1 01604 Stock assessment and management; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200501 AN: Accession Number 6020452 Record 6 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna AU: Author Andreone, F; Glaw, F; Nussbaum, RA; Raxworthy, CJ; Vences, M; Randrianirina, JE AF: Affiliation Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy, [mailto:f.andreone@libero.it] SO: Source Journal of Natural History [J. Nat. Hist.]. Vol. 37, no. 17, pp. 2119-2149. 10 Sep 2003. IS: ISSN 0022-2933 DE: Descriptors Islands; Species diversity; Conservation; Surveys; Nature conservation; Environmental protection; Biological surveys; Biodiversity; Community composition; Refuges; Endemic species; Man-induced effects; Agriculture; Sanctuaries; Amphibia; Reptilia; Madagascar; Madagascar, Nosy Be, Lokobe; Madagascar, Nosy Be AB: Abstract Surveys of the amphibians and reptiles on Nosy Be (an island off north-west Madagascar) and nearby islands were undertaken between 1991 and 2001 and are discussed here in view of biodiversity considerations and conservation efforts. Since Nosy Be is the type locality of several amphibian and reptile taxa, their exact status is of crucial importance for the nomenclatural stability of many groups of the Madagascan herpetofauna. A total of 20 amphibian and 61 reptile species (excluding marine reptiles) was confirmed for this archipelago. Other species (Mantidactylus horridus, Androngo elongatus, Typhlops madagascariensis, T. reuteri, Micropisthodon ochraceus and Pararhadinea melanogaster) were not found during these inventories, but are quoted in the literature or housed in herpetological collections, and are considered as likely to be present at Nosy Be. A further 18 taxa are tentatively excluded from its fauna, due to biogeographic incongruence and/or lack of reliable voucher specimens. Few taxa are so far only known from the island; they may represent endemics or may have been overlooked on the adjacent mainland. They are respectively Stumpffia pygmaea, Mabuya lavarambo, Lygodactylus h. heterurus, Lycodryas granuliceps and Typhlops reuteri. Heterixalus tricolor too is likely to be present on Nosy Be only, but the difference with respect to taxa present on the mainland needs to be confirmed. Several species are known from nearby islands and islets surveyed (11 amphibians and 26 reptiles). A few of them (Heterixalus 'variabilis', Kinixys belliana, Furcifer oustaleti, Mabuya comorensis, Paracontias milloti) are present on some of these islands but have not yet been found on Nosy Be. Much of the field research was conducted at Lokobe, a strict nature reserve still characterized by good forest coverage (typical of the Sambirano Domain), and an important area of biodiversity. With 15 amphibian and 45 reptile species, Lokobe hosts 81% of the overall Nosy Be herpetofauna: of the species found during our surveys, only Heterixalus tricolor, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Gehyra mutilata, Phelsuma dubia and Crocodylus niloticus were only found outside the reserve. In view of this, the protection of Lokobe should be assured and reinforced. Except for Lokobe, habitats on Nosy Be are largely anthropogenic, and have a lower species diversity, especially where there is intensive agriculture. At other sites (e.g. ylang-ylang and coffee plantations) and in forested bands along roads, species diversity is still high: careful management of these anthropogenic habitats might also assure the survivorship and conservation of a diverse herpetofauna outside the protected area. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2003 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Amphibians; Reptiles; Type locality ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater; Brackish; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0414416 CL: Classification D 04705 Conservation; Q1 01322 Geographical distribution; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200408 AN: Accession Number 5757317 Record 7 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Birds of the Koncanica fish-ponds, Croatia. OT: Original Title Ptice ribnjaka Koncanica, Hrvatska AU: Author Delic, A; Grlica, ID AF: Affiliation University of Zagreb, Savska cesta 77, 10000, Zagreb Croatia, [mailto:a_delic@yahoo.com] SO: Source Natura croatica [Nat. Croat.]. Vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 63-91. 30 Jun 2003. IS: ISSN 1330-0520 DE: Descriptors Aquatic birds; Fish ponds; Check lists; Geographical distribution; Resource conservation; Croatia AB: Abstract The paper presents the ornithofauna of the carp fish-ponds of Koncanica (Croatia) and the surroundings. The research was conducted between the spring of 1985 and the autumn of 2001. The material comprises data on the registration and counting of individual species throughout the year. The investigation covered resident birds, summer visitors, winter visitors, passage migrants, regular vagrants and irregular vagrants. During approximately 3000 working hours, 170 bird species were recorded, of which there were 98 (57.6%) species of breeding birds. The fish-ponds and the surrounding area are included in the migration routes of many bird species, particularly of the Anseriformes and Charadriformes. The European Threat Status is given for all the recorded species. Economic activities (agriculture, forestry, hunting), ongoing inside and outside the area of the fish-ponds, endanger the ornithofauna to a certain extent. The Koncanica fish-ponds and the surrounding area are an exceptionally valuable ornithological locality, and as a result, should be proclaimed a protected area. NT: Notes Physical medium: Printed matter, Internet; Incl. 170 scientific names; http://mahpm.hpm.hr/Vol12_2.htm LA: Language English SL: Summary Language Croatian; English PY: Publication Year 2003 PT: Publication Type Journal Article; Dictionary ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA AA0300114 CL: Classification Q1 01362 Geographical distribution; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200401 AN: Accession Number 5810878 LS: Label/Studio L Record 8 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Relationships between persistent organic chemicals residues and biochemical constituents in fish from a protected area: the French National Nature Reserve of Camargue AU: Author Roche, H; Buet, A; Ramade, F AF: Affiliation University of Paris-Sud XI, Ecology Systematic and Evolution, CNRS UPRESA 8079, Bldg 442, F91405, Orsay Cedex, France, [mailto:helene.roche@ibaic.u-psud.fr] SO: Source Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C [Comp. Biochem. Physiol., C]. Vol. 133, no. 3, pp. 393-410. Nov 2002. IS: ISSN 1532-0456 DE: Descriptors Bioaccumulation; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Refuges; Lipids; Biochemical composition; Freshwater fish; Ictalurus melas; Carassius auratus; Anguilla anguilla; France, Camargue AB: Abstract The Reserve of Biosphere of Camargue [French National Nature Reserve of Camargue (NNRC)] is a protected area frequently exposed to natural and anthropogenic environmental alterations. To evaluate potential contamination of fish with lipophilic chemicals--organochlorines (OCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)--a biological monitoring survey was carried out. Metabolic reserve levels were evaluated to select appropriate biological indicators able to be significant biomarkers. In addition, the incorporation of xenobiotic molecules in the lipid compartments was investigated. The contents of glycogen, total lipids, proteins and lipidic phosphorus were analyzed in liver and skeletal muscles of three teleostean: the European eel (Anguilla anguilla); the crucian carp (Carassius auratus); and the catfish (Ictalurus melas). The atmospheric origin of the PAH detected in any season in the biomass and the OCs compounds contamination by derive from agricultural treatments are established. In contradiction with some laboratory acute intoxication studies, we observe a positive correlation between tissue concentrations of contaminants and the muscular glycogen amount, a sensitive energy reserve marker. Moreover, it seems likely that the incorporation of these xenobiotics is located preferentially in the membrane structures. DO: DOI 10.1016/S1532-0456(02)00122-9 LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2002 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Goldfish; Common eel; European eel ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0313395 CL: Classification Q5 01504 Effects on organisms UD: Update 200307 AN: Accession Number 5625148 Record 9 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Assessment of the conservation priority status of South African estuaries for use in management and water allocation AU: Author Turpie, JK; Adams, JB; Joubert, A; Harrison, TD; Colloty, BM; Maree, RC; Whitfield, AK; Wooldridge, TH; Lamberth, SJ; Taljaard, S; Van Niekerk, L AF: Affiliation Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa, [mailto:jturpie@botzoo.uct.ac.za] SO: Source Water S. A. [Water S. A.]. Vol. 28, no. 2, p.191. Apr 2002. IS: ISSN 0378-4738 DE: Descriptors South Africa; Water Resources Management; Environmental Protection; Wildlife Conservation; Estuaries; Data Interpretation; Priorities; Decision Making; Water Policy; Water Allocation; Case Studies; Water management; Pollution control (Environmental); Decision theory; Case study; Land use; Water use; Water resources; Water supply; Resource management; Ecosystem management; Nature conservation; Environment management; Coastal zone management; Environmental legislation; Policies; Governments; South Africa; PSW, South Africa AB: Abstract The future health and productivity of South Africa's approximately 250 estuaries is dependent on two main factors: management and freshwater inputs. Both management and water allocation decisions involve trade-offs between conservation and various types of utilisation. In order to facilitate decision-making in both of these spheres, it is necessary to understand the relative conservation importance of different estuaries. This study devises a method for prioritising South African estuaries on the basis of conservation importance, and presents the results of a ranking based on the collation of existing data for all South African estuaries. Estuaries are scored in terms of their size, type and biogeographical zone, habitats and biota (plants, invertebrates, fish and birds). Thirty-three estuaries are currently under formal protection, but they are not representative of all estuarine biodiversity. We performed a complementarity analysis, incorporating data on abundance where available, to determine the minimum set of estuaries that includes all known species of plants, invertebrates, fishes and birds. In total, 32 estuaries were identified as `required protected areas', including 10 which are already protected. An estuary's importance status (including `required protected area' status) will influence the choice of management class and hence freshwater allocation under the country's new Water Act, and can be used to assist the development of a new management strategy for estuaries, which is currently underway. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2002 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ER: Environmental Regime Brackish TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0314020 CL: Classification SW 3070 Water quality control; AQ 00001 Water Resources and Supplies; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; Q2 02124 Coastal zone management; O 4090 Conservation and Environmental Protection; EE 10 General Environmental Engineering UD: Update 200209 AN: Accession Number 5387279 Record 10 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Creation of a nature reserve, its effects on hunting management and waterfowl distribution in the Camargue (southern France) AU: Author Mathevet, R; Tamisier, A AF: Affiliation Centre de Recherche en Geographie et Amenagement, Universite Lyon 3 & Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc 13200 Arles, France, [mailto:mathevet@sansouire-tourduvalat.fr] SO: Source Biodiversity and Conservation [Biodivers. Conserv.]. Vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 509-519. Mar 2002. IS: ISSN 0960-3115 DE: Descriptors Hunting; Wildlife management; Biogeography; Wetlands; Conservation; Nature reserves; Environment management; Resource management; Economics; Remote sensing; Fragmentation; Habitat changes; Sanctuaries; Refuges; Protected resources; Resource conservation; Ecological distribution; Aquatic birds; Aves; Cladium mariscus; France; France, Camarque; France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Camargue AB: Abstract The eastern portion of the Camargue in southern France is divided into two parts: a natural wetland area of 2800 ha and an agricultural area of 5045 ha. In 1984 and 1989, a new protected area (1000 ha) was created on two contiguous former hunting estates. Analysis of aerial photographs (1968-1998) in conjunction with a field survey revealed, from 1984 to 1998, an increase of management for waterfowl hunting in natural wetlands located on the periphery of the new reserve, and a similar increase in the agricultural area amongst residual wetlands and former rice fields. Based on monthly aerial censuses, the size of the waterfowl population in the winter increased in this part of the delta by a factor of 3.8 following the creation of the reserve. Our results suggest that the creation of a reserve on former hunting estates resulted in greater attractiveness for ducks but also in the development of commercial hunting activity around the edge. This development increased fragmentation and uniformity of natural areas, including the loss of the unique Cladium mariscus habitat in the Camargue and resulted in the spatial expansion of waterfowl hunting areas in agricultural areas. It is associated with an increase in financial profit from waterfowl hunting. Our study highlights unexpected costs for nature conservation associated with the creation of a reserve. It illustrates the need for new models of wetland conservation where protection goals are not restricted to reserves, but also integrate conservation and economic development outside the protected areas. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2002 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Birds; Wildlife management ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0219716 CL: Classification D 04700 Management; M1 320 Environmental & Natural Resource Development; Q1 01361 General; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200209 AN: Accession Number 5384751 Record 11 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Freshwater Protected Areas: Strategies for Conservation AU: Author Saunders, DL; Meeuwig, JJ; Vincent, AC AF: Affiliation The Nature Conservancy of Canada , Atlantic Regional Office, 924 Prospect Street, Suite 2, Fredericton, NB, E3B 2T9, Canada, [mailto:darla.saunders@natureconservancy.ca] SO: Source Conservation Biology [Conserv. Biol.]. Vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 30-41. Feb 2002. IS: ISSN 0888-8892 DE: Descriptors Freshwater environments; Conservation; Management; Introduced species; Land use; Environmental protection; Environment management; Endangered species; Limnology; Catchment areas; Indigenous species; Terrestial environments; Hydrology; Nature conservation; Ecosystem disturbance AB: Abstract Freshwater species and habitats are among the most threatened in the world. One way in which this growing conservation concern can be addressed is the creation of freshwater protected areas. Here, we present three strategies for freshwater protected-area design and management: whole-catchment management, natural-flow maintenance, and exclusion of non-native species. These strategies are based on the three primary threats to fresh waters: land-use disturbances, altered hydrologies, and introduction of non-native species. Each strategy draws from research in limnology and river and wetland ecology. Ideally, freshwater protected areas should be located in intact catchments, should have natural hydrological regimes, and should contain no non-native species. Because optimal conservation conditions are often difficult to attain, we also suggest alternative management strategies, including multiple-use modules, use of the river continuum concept, vegetated buffer strips, partial water discharges, and eradication of exotic species. Under some circumstances it may be possible to focus freshwater conservation efforts on two key zones: adjacent terrestrial areas and headwaters. PB: Publisher Blackwell Science Ltd DO: DOI 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.99562.x LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English; Spanish PY: Publication Year 2002 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0217455 CL: Classification D 04705 Conservation; M1 320 Environmental & Natural Resource Development; Q1 01463 Habitat community studies UD: Update 200205 AN: Accession Number 5325114 Record 12 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title A conservation plan for the unique and highly threatened freshwater fishes of the Cape Floral Kingdom AU: Author Impson, ND; Bills, IR; Cambray, JA AF: Affiliation Western Cape Nature Conservation Board, Private Bag X5014, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa, [mailto:impsond@cncjnk.wcape.gov.za] SO: Source Conservation of Freshwater Fishes: Options for the Future. pp. 432-442. 2002. DE: Descriptors Endemic species; Nature conservation; Environmental protection; Freshwater fish; Rare species; Pisces; South Africa AB: Abstract Areas of critical importance to freshwater fish conservation in the Cape Floral Kingdom (CFK) were identified in the Cape Action Plan for the Environment (CAPE), a recently completed strategic biodiversity conservation planning exercise for the CFK. The CFK is the richest (species per unit area) and most threatened of the world's six plant kingdoms. Indigenous freshwater fishes are a priority group for conservation within the CFK because 16 of the 19 species (84%) are endemic with 15 species (79%) listed as threatened. The majority of species are not effectively conserved in CFK national parks and nature reserves as either most of their distribution range is outside these areas or indigenous fishes species share protected area habitat with invasive alien fishes such as the predatory smallmouth blackbass Micropterus dolomieu. A project to more effectively conserve rivers and indigenous fishes was developed as part of the CAPE. This project includes land acquisition, addressing the shortage of manpower and funding at conservation authorities, eradicating invasive fishes and plants from key areas and increasing funding for research and monitoring. CF: Conference Int. Symp. on Freshwater fish Conservation: Options for the Future, Algarve (Portugal), Oct-Nov 2000 ED: Editor Collares-Pereira, MJ; Coelho, MM; Cowx, IG (eds) IB: ISBN 0852382863 PB: Publisher Blackwell Science Ltd., Osney Mead Oxford OX2 0EL UK, [URL:http://www.blacksci.co.uk] LA: Language English PY: Publication Year 2002 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Conference ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0308872 CL: Classification Q1 01565 Policy, legislation and sociology UD: Update 200304 AN: Accession Number 5468164 LS: Label/Studio K Record 13 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Waterbirds in coastal wetlands along the Persian Gulf coast of Iran, January-February 2000 AU: Author van der Have, TM; Keijl, GO; Mansoori, J; Morozov, VV AF: Affiliation Working Group International Wader and Waterbird Research (WIWO), P.O. Box 925, 3700 AX Zeist, The Netherlands SO: Source Zoology in the Middle East [Zool. Middle East]. Vol. 26, pp. 71-88. 2002. IS: ISSN 0939-7140 DE: Descriptors Coastal environments; Wetlands; Winter; Rare species; Marine birds; Aquatic birds; Population number; Nature conservation; Numenius; Marmaronetta angustirostris; Pelecanus crispus; Aythya nyroca; Aquila; Haliaeetus albicilla; Iran; ISW, Iran; ISW, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf AB: Abstract In January and February 2000, about 20 wetland sites were visited to count waterbirds and pay special attention to the presence of Slender-billed Curlews Numenius tenuirostris, a Globally Threatened species. At least 1,200 Eurasian Curlews N. arquata and 240 Whimbrels N. phaeopus were checked individually, but no Slender-billed Curlews were observed. More than 53,000 waterbirds of 82 species were counted during the survey, including Globally Threatened Species like Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus, Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris, Ferrugineous Duck Aythya nyroca, White-tailed Eagle Halaeetus albicilla, Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga, and Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca. Only a small part of the wetlands along the Iranian Gulf coast were counted and a total of over 240,000 waders were estimated to winter in the surveyed wetlands. Our survey suggests that the total Iranian Gulf coast is very important for waterbirds and in particular for waders and Dalmatian Pelican. Apparently suitable habitat for Slender-billed Curlews, including irrigated wheat fields, extensive salt marshes and marshland close to intertidal mudflats, was found in the Hilleh Protected Area (42,600 ha) and Monde Protected Area (46,700 ha), as well as much of the surrounding area up to Bushehr and Monde River Delta. NT: Notes Special issue: Contributions to the Zoology of Iran. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language German; English PY: Publication Year 2002 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Curlews; Dalmatian Pelican; Ferruginous Duck; Golden eagles; White-tailed eagle ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater; Brackish; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0305081 CL: Classification D 04671 Birds; Q1 01362 Geographical distribution; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; Q1 01421 Migrations and rhythms UD: Update 200303 AN: Accession Number 5494131 Record 14 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Hidden biodiversity in the groundwater of the Danube Flood Plain National Park (Austria) AU: Author Danielopol, DL; Pospisil, P AF: Affiliation Institute of Limnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-5310 Mondsee, Austria, [mailto:dan.danielopol@oeaw.ac.at] SO: Source Biodiversity and Conservation [Biodivers. Conserv.]. Vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 1711-1721. Oct 2001. IS: ISSN 0960-3115 DE: Descriptors Biological diversity; Ground water; Cavernicolous species; National parks; Biota; Community composition; Nature conservation; Check lists; Flood plains; Austria; Austria, Donau R.; Austria, Vien, Natl. Park Donauauen AB: Abstract A high number of stygobites (35 taxa) was recorded within a protected area, the Lobau in Vienna. It is shown that within National Parks, the identification of biodiversity hotspots of stygobites represents an attractive scientific activity, which increases the cultural value of protected landscapes. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2001 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers stygobites ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0211205 CL: Classification D 04705 Conservation; Q1 01464 Other aquatic communities UD: Update 200203 AN: Accession Number 5292784 Record 15 of 41 DN: Database Name Biological Sciences TI: Title Status of the Ganges river dolphin or shushuk Platanista gangetica in Kaptai Lake and the southern rivers of Bangladesh AU: Author Smith, DB; Ahmed, B; Ali, EM; Braulik, G AF: Affiliation Aquatic Biodiversity Associates, PO Box 3479 Eureka California 95502, [mailto:orcaella@northcoast.com] SO: Source Oryx [Oryx]. Vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 61-72. Jan 2001. IS: ISSN 0030-6053 DE: Descriptors Rivers; Surveys; Migration; Lakes; Conservation; Bangladesh; Platanista gangetica AB: Abstract Surveys for shushuks Platanista gangetica were conducted during January to April 1999 in Kaptai Lake and the southern rivers of Bangladesh. A population of at least 125 dolphins was recorded in the Karnaphuli and Sangu rivers and connecting canal. The overall encounter rate was 0. 76 dolphins per km. Density was highest in the lower reaches of the Sangu, where we recorded 1. 36 dolphins per km. These rates are fairly high when compared with other areas of shushuk distribution. Dolphin movements in the Sikalbaha-Chandkhali Canal were consistent with it being used as a corridor for migration and dispersal between the Karnaphuli and Sangu. Shushuks were also sighted in marine waters of the Karnaphuli and Sangu river mouths, adding credibility to the hypothesis that dolphins move along the coast between the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu systems, perhaps during the monsoon when freshwater plumes extend into the Bay of Bengal. No dolphins were observed in Kaptai Lake, a dam-created reservoir of the upper Karnaphuli, despite reports of occasional sightings by local fishermen. No shushuks were observed in the Bagkhali and Matamuhuri rivers, possibly because of seasonal-closure dams present near the mouths of both rivers. The main threats to dolphin survival in the Karnaphuli-Sangu system are probably accidental entanglement in monofilament gillnets, bioaccumulation of persistent contaminants and possibly collisions with motorized vessels and a decline in prey as a result of over fishing. The most significant conservation measure that could be taken would be to establish a protected area for dolphins in the Sangu River below the Dohazari Bridge. PB: Publisher Blackwell Science Ltd LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2001 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Ganges River Dolphin CL: Classification D 04672 Mammals; D 04705 Conservation UD: Update 200104 AN: Accession Number 4865599 Record 16 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Freshwater inventory for the Hohe Tauern National Park (Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol, Austria) OT: Original Title Gewaesserinventar fuer den Nationalpark Hohe Tauern (Kaernten, Salzburg, Tirol, Oesterreich) AU: Author Fuereder, L; Amprosi, K AF: Affiliation Universitaet Innsbruck, Institut fuer Zoologie und Limnologie, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, [mailto:leopold.fuereder@uibk.ac.at] SO: Source Wissenschaftliche Mitteilungen aus dem Nationalpark Hohe Tauern [Wiss. Mitt. Nationalpark Hohe Tauern]. no. 6, pp. 213-240. 2001. IS: ISSN 1606-9897 DE: Descriptors Baseline studies; Biota; Rivers; Community composition; Environmental monitoring; Habitat; Riparian environments; Human Population; Water Pollution Effects; National Parks; Ecological Effects; Environmental Protection; Austria, Hohe Tauern Natl. Park AB: Abstract Freshwater systems in the Hohe Tauern National Park are hardly impacted by human activities because of their location in a protected area. Accordingly, they represent ecosystems of high value for the description of natural and near-natural freshwater and the definition of their reference conditions. As part of a project for the concept of a transboundary freshwater monitoring system in the Hohe Tauern Nationalpark, the objective of the freshwater inventory was to collect all existing information about the condition of the freshwater types (including running and standing waters) and a clear presentation and analysis. In summary, 279 running and 136 standing individual waters were included and described and defined according to their natural and type-specific condition. Since in the present freshwater inventory all available data and literature were considered, a comprehensive overview about character and condition of Alpine freshwaters in the Hohe Tauern National Park is provided.Original Abstract: Die Gewaesser des Nationalparks Hohe Tauern sind wegen ihrer Lage in einem Schutzgebiet grossteils von anthropogenen Beeintraechtigungen verschont geblieben und daher von grosser Bedeutung fuer die Beschreibung von natuerlichen oder naturnahen Gewaessern und die Definition von Referenzzustaenden alpiner Gewaesser. Als Bestandteil eines Projektes fuer die Erstellung eines Konzeptes fuer ein laenderuebergreifendes Gewaessermonitoring im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern lag die Anforderung an ein Gewaesserinventar in der Zusammenstellung wesentlicher Eigenschaften der Gewaessertypen (Fliess- und Stillgewaesser) und deren uebersichtlicher Darstellung und Auswertung. Insgesamt wurden 279 Fliess- und 136 Stillgewaesser erfasst. Diese Gewaesser wurden nach naturraeumlichen und gewaesserspezifischen Kriterien ausgewertet und diskutiert. Im Gewaesserinventar wurden auch die derzeit vorliegenden Daten sowie die fachspezifische Literatur beruecksichtigt, sodass damit ein umfassender Ueberblick ueber den Charakter und die Beschaffenheit alpiner Gewaesser im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern gegeben ist. IB: ISBN 3901336079 LA: Language German SL: Summary Language German; English PY: Publication Year 2001 PT: Publication Type Journal Article TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0214546 CL: Classification Q1 01463 Habitat community studies; SW 3030 Effects of pollution UD: Update 200211 AN: Accession Number 5328672 Record 17 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Fish fauna of River Bodrog and its tributaries. OT: Original Title A Bodrog vizrendszerenek halfaunisztikai vizsgalata.- Fischfauna des Bodrog Fluss-systems AU: Author Harka, A; Kosco, J; Wilhelm, S AF: Affiliation Kossuth Lajos Gimnazium Tiszafured Hungary SO: Source Halaszat. Budapest [Halaszat]. Vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 130-134. 2000. IS: ISSN 0133-1922 DE: Descriptors Freshwater fish; Check lists; Geographical distribution; Endemic species; Resource conservation; Population number; Ukraine, Bodrog R.; Slovakia, Bodrog R.; Hungary, Bodrog R. AB: Abstract We examined the fish fauna of river Bodrog and its tributaries and backwaters in summer 1999 in Ukraine, in Slovakia and in Hungary. 52 fish species were detected and 5 other species - that live here - were mentioned by local fishermen. Endemic species (Endontomyzon danfordi, Barbus petenyii, Gymnocephalus schraetser) and species with their area-center in Duna-basin (Gobio uranoscopus, Gobio kessleri, Zingel zingel, Zingel streber) have particularly high natural value. It is necessary to create a protected area extended over these three countries for preserving the most valuable aquatic habitats. LA: Language Hungarian SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2000 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA FA0201386 CL: Classification Q1 01342 Geographical distribution UD: Update 200302 AN: Accession Number 5573580 Record 18 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Status of the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) in the vicinity of Farakka barrage, India. AU: Author Sinha, RK AF: Affiliation Environmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Patna University Patna 800 005 India SO: Source Biology and conservation of freshwater cetaceans in Asia. Vol. 23, pp. 42-48. [Occas. Pap. IUCN Species Survival Comm.]. 2000. DE: Descriptors Aquatic mammals; Environmental effects; Dams; Rare species; Platanista gangetica; India, Ganga R. AB: Abstract The Farakka barrage has interrupted the movements of Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica) and migratory fishes in the Ganges river near the middle of their range. Luxuriant growth of macrophytes and excessive siltation in the reservoir behind the barrage have resulted in the formation of a large mid-channel island. Intensive fishing with non-selective gear has probably caused a decline in the number of dolphins near the barrage and in the adjacent feeder canal, which carries water from the Ganges to the Bhagirathi river. During surveys conducted in post-monsoon, winter, summer, and monsoon seasons of 1991 through to 1996, a maximum of 10 dolphins were observed in a 3.5km segment of river upstream and a maximum of five in a 3.5km segment down stream of the barrage. The difference in ecological conditions on both sides of the barrage was evidenced by a marked difference in the catch composition of local fisheries. During surveys of the feeder canal in 1995 and 1996, 14-21 dolphins were observed. The feeder canal should be managed as a protected area for dolphins. Research is needed on nutrient enrichment, siltation rates, and methods to control macrophyte growth near the barrage. Fishing should be prohibited downstream of the barrage during the monsoon and post-monsoon seasons to protect the breeding and early-growth stages of dolphin prey. Discharge of pollutants into the feeder canal shoud be prohibited. CA: Corporate Author International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland (Switzerland) Species Survival Commission ED: Editor Reeves, RR (ed); Smith, BD (ed); Kasuya, T (ed) IB: ISBN 2831705134 NT: Notes Physical Medium: Ot PB: Publisher IUCN, Gland (Switzerland) LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 2000 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph ID: Identifiers River dolphins ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA IU0200036 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200207 AN: Accession Number 5407210 Record 19 of 41 DN: Database Name Biological Sciences TI: Title Aquatic entomofauna of lotic environmets: Ecological observations in the Bartola refuge and new records for Nicaragua. OT: Original Title Entomofauna acuatica de ambientes loticos: Observaciones ecologicas en el Refugio Bartola y nuevos taxa para Nicaragua AU: Author Fenoglio, S AF: Affiliation Via Barge 88, 12031 Bagnolo P.te (Cn), Italia SO: Source Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia [Rev. Nicarag. Entomol.]. no. 49, pp. 1-7. Sep 1999. IS: ISSN 1021-0296 DE: Descriptors Freshwater environments; Geographical distribution; Community composition; Nicaragua AB: Abstract In this work, we examine the aquatic entomofauna of four lotic ambients in the Refugio Bartola, a protected area near the Reserva Indio-Maiz, Rio San Juan District, Nicaragua. For each station a list of sistematic unities collected with an environmental description are reported. An analisis of the structural and functional composition of these communities is given, showing their ecological reasons. Some new taxa for Nicaragua are also reported. PB: Publisher Museo Entomologico, Servicio Entomologico Autonomo LA: Language Spanish SL: Summary Language English; Spanish PY: Publication Year 1999 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Insecta CL: Classification Z 05210 Aquatic entomology UD: Update 200107 AN: Accession Number 5113523 Record 20 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Assessment of bird populations in the Rasmussen Lowlands, Nunavut AU: Author Johnston, VH; Gratto-Trevor, CL; Pepper, ST SO: Source Occasional paper. Canadian Wildlife Service. Ottawa ON [Occas. Pap. Can. Wildl. Serv.]. no. 101, 54 pp. 1999. IS: ISSN 0576-6370 DE: Descriptors Aquatic birds; Refuges; Population number; Breeding; Population density; Habitat; Phalaropus fulicaria; Calidris; Pluvialis dominica; Pluvialis squatarola; Micropalama himantopus; Charadrius semipalmatus; Canada, Nunavut, Rasmussen Lowlands AB: Abstract A study was undertaken in the Rasmussen Lowlands, Nunavut, in order to assess the area's appropriateness for status as a National Wildlife Area. Shorebird species richness and densities were compared to results from published studies carried out elsewhere in the Arctic. Thirty five bird species including 22 confirmed breeding species were recorded. Of 12 shorebird species recorded, Red Phalaropes Phalaropus fulicaria, Pectoral Sandpipers Calidris melanotos, and White-rumped Sandpipers Calidris melanotos, and White-rumped Sandpipers Calidris fuscicollis were most common. Other confirmed breeders were Semipalmated Sandpipers Calidris pusilla, American Golden-Plovers Pluvialis dominica, Dunlin Calidris alpina, Black-bellied Plovers Pluvialis squatarola, Baird's Sandpipers Calidris bairdii, Stilt Sandpipers Micropalama himantopus, and Semipalmated Plovers Charadrius semipalmatus. Breeding was probable but not confirmed for Buff-Breasted Sandpipers Tryngites subruficollis and not suspected for Ruddy Turnstones Arenaria interpres. The study concludes by recommending National Wildlife Area status for the Rasmussen Lowlands on the basis of high shorebird species richness, its position in an ecological transition zone, diverse and suitable bird habitat, and nationally significant populations of five shorebird species, plus Greater White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons, Tundra Swans Cygnus columbianus, Peregrine Falcons, and likely king Eiders Somateria spectablilis. Also recommended is a suitable boundary for a future protected area. CA: Corporate Author Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada) Can. Wildl. Serv. IB: ISBN 0662283775 NT: Notes Incl. summary in Inuktitut. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English; French PY: Publication Year 1999 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph ID: Identifiers surveys; Stints; Lesser golden-plover; Black-bellied plover; Semipalmated plover ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA CA0000445 CL: Classification Q1 01441 Population structure UD: Update 200101 AN: Accession Number 4805723 Record 21 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Bahamian protected areas Part 1: How it all began AU: Author Ray, GC AF: Affiliation Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA SO: Source Bahamas Journal of Science [Bahamas J. Sci.]. Vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 2-11. Nov 1998. IS: ISSN 1022-2189 DE: Descriptors Nature conservation; Species diversity; Environmental protection; Ecosystem management; International agreements; Environment management; ASW, Caribbean Sea, Bahamas; Bahamas AB: Abstract For The Bahamas, a major part of the present challenge is to fulfill its obligation as signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity, including implementation of a protected-area system. With respect to this part of the puzzle, difficult questions arise, for example: \s?\ How many protected areas are required? \s?\ Where should they be placed? \s?\ How large should they be?. LA: Language English PY: Publication Year 1998 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Convention on Biological Diversity ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater; Brackish; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0014048 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200008 AN: Accession Number 4549213 Record 22 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Evolution of French freshwater fish communities and conservation strategies OT: Original Title Evolution des peuplements ichtyologiques de France et strategies de conservation AU: Author Keith, P AF: Affiliation Laboratoire d'Evolution des Systemes naturels et modifies, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle 55, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris France, [mailto:keith@mnhn.fr] SO: Source Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes (France). 421 pp. 1998. DE: Descriptors Freshwater fish; Animal populations; Biogeography; Rare species; France AB: Abstract France has always enjoyed a very rich ichthyological history, with major changes in populations, especially in the last two hundred years. As it stands, France's current freshwater fish communities is the result of many past and present phenomena still taking place within various time scales. Studying the changes from the late Tertiary to the current period is essential if one is to conserve and manage this ichthyofauna. For example, many problems, or even conflicts, resulting from species introductions can take on a different character when the specificity and the history of the catchment area concerned are taken into account. This work investigates therefore what contribution studies in biogeography, palaeontology, archaeoichthyology, ecology and history can make towards a better understanding of the evolution of fish communities in France. It focuses first on Tertiary fossils and fish remains from the Quaternary, setting those in a European and national context, followed by a study on ancient and current distributions of the various species, using specific tools. This work puts forward certain reference communities for the main catchment areas in France, thus defining a reference state and making it possible to compare the current state of species distribution with this reference state, in order to measure the impact of natural and anthropogenic factors on the changes in communities in the last 5000 years. Taking these changes in distributions and populations into account, this work draws up the list of threatened species and puts forward conservation measures based on their ecology, while suggesting action plans for each species; it also analyses the part played by the protected area in the conservation of the ichthyofauna. CA: Corporate Author Rennes-1 Univ., (France) PB: Publisher Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes (France) LA: Language French SL: Summary Language English; French PY: Publication Year 1998 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Dissertation ID: Identifiers species diversity; species extinction; geological data; Pisces ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA IF9900429 CL: Classification Q1 01441 Population structure UD: Update 199903 AN: Accession Number 4473454 LS: Label/Studio U Record 23 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Flora and fauna of a protected area: islote municipal of the flood valley of the Parana River OT: Original Title Inventario de flora y fauna del area natural protegida: islote municipal del valle aluvial del Parana AU: Author Peltzer, PM AF: Affiliation Asociacion ambientalista "A Nangareco Nderejhe". O'Higgin's 1400, Torre 10 Dto 1 E. (3100) Parana, Entre Rios SO: Source Natura Neotropicalis [Nat. Neotrop.]. Vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 69-78. 1998. IS: ISSN 0329-2177 DE: Descriptors Check lists; Refuges; River valleys; Biological surveys; Geographical distribution; Ecological distribution; Plantae; Vertebrata; Brazil, Parana R. basin AB: Abstract Preliminary lists of species of plants and vertebrates from a protected area, Islote Municipal (31 degree 44'S, 60 degree 32'W) were elaborated for this note, on the basis of the data obtained on field survey carried out between August 1996-July 1997.Original Abstract: Se dan a conocer listados preliminares de especies de plantas y vertebrados de una area natural protegida, Islote Municipal (31 degree 44'S, 60 degree 32'W), sobre la base de los datos de salidas al campo, realizadas entre agosto 1996-julio 1997. LA: Language Spanish SL: Summary Language English; Spanish PY: Publication Year 1998 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS0219866 CL: Classification Q1 01464 Other aquatic communities UD: Update 200210 AN: Accession Number 4733004 Record 24 of 41 DN: Database Name Biological Sciences TI: Title Ecological and economic analysis of watershed protection in Eastern Madagascar AU: Author Kramer, RA; Richter, DD; Pattanayak, S; Sharma, NP AF: Affiliation Nicholas Sch. Environ., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708-0328, USA SO: Source Journal of Environmental Management [J. Environ. Manage.], vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 277-295, Mar 1997 IS: ISSN 0301-4797 DE: Descriptors watershed management; sensitivity analysis; rain forests; tropical regions; flood protection; estimating; benefits; value; flood damage; cost-benefit analysis; environmental protection; economic aspects; ecological effects; watersheds; economics; Madagascar AB: Abstract Watershed protection is one of the many goods and services provided by the world's fast disappearing tropical forests. Among the variety of watershed protection benefits, flood damage alleviation is crucial, particularly in upland watersheds. This study is a rare attempt to estimate flooding alleviation benefits, resulting from the protection of upland forests in Eastern Madagascar. A three stage model is used to examine the relationship between the economic concept of value and the bio-physical dimensions of the protected area. This approach combines techniques from remote sensing, soil and hydrologic sciences and economics. In stage one, the relationship between changes in land use practices and the extent of flooding in immediate downstream is established by using remotely sensed and hydrologic-runoff data. Stage two relates the impact of increased flooding to crop production by comparing the hydrologic data with the agronomic flood damage reports for the same time period. In stage three, a productivity analysis approach is adopted to evaluate flood damage in terms of lost producer surplus. The presence of the Mantadia National Park, in eastern Madagascar, is designed to prevent land conversions and changes in hydrologic patterns, thereby alleviating flood damage. This averted flood damage is a measure of the watershed protection benefits to society. Given that natural systems are subject to considerable stochastic shocks, sensitivity analysis is used to examine the uncertainty associated with the key random variables. The results of this analysis should help policy makers assess trade-offs between the costs and benefits of protecting tropical rainforest. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1997 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Madagascar, Eastern; economics; watershed management; sensitivity analysis; tropical regions; flood protection; estimating; benefits; value; flood damage; economic aspects; ecological effects; rain forests CL: Classification SW 2080 Watershed protection; D 04890 Planning/development; P 2000 FRESHWATER POLLUTION; SW 4020 Evaluation process UD: Update 199709 AN: Accession Number 4091336 Record 25 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Village voices challenging wetland management policies: Experiences in participatory rural appraisal from India and Pakistan AU: Author Pimbert, MP; Gujja, B AF: Affiliation WWF Switzerland, 14 Chemin de Poussy, 1214 Vernier, Switzerland SO: Source Nature and Resources [NAT. RESOUR.]. Vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 34-39. 1997. IS: ISSN 0547-9665 DE: Descriptors Wetlands; Resources Management; Land Management; Conservation; India; Pakistan; Ecosystem management; Environment management; Nature conservation; Disputes; Resource management; India; Pakistan AB: Abstract Effective management of two wetland areas of international importance for conservation - Keoladeo National Park in India and the Ucchali wetland complex in Pakistan - has been hampered by local opposition to existing wetland management policies and the threat of worsening conflict between villagers and conservation authorities. Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs) reveal that strict restrictions on the use of protected area resources by local communities, such as the banning of grazing in Keoladeo, were ecologically unsound as well as a threat to local livelihoods. Both PRAs have proved successful in terms of clarifying Issues and in promoting experiential learning, yet to date have not demonstrated significant influence on changes at local or higher policy levels. Ultimately, such exercises should not be judged on their ability to remedy poorly designed and insensitive protected area schemes. Instead, it is their ability to address the underlying needs of local people, namely their opposition to existing unequal and in some instances illegitimate access to resources. It is these inequities that perpetuate the conflicts which the proposed joint management schemes attempt to mediate. The greatest challenge for policy-makers is for PRAs to be conducted with local communities before protected areas are formally established. Such measures would encourage joint management, reduce potential conflict, and promote ecologically sound practice. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1997 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS9820015 CL: Classification SW 4020 Evaluation process; Q5 01521 Mechanical and natural changes; Q2 02123 Conservation; P 9000 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION UD: Update 199810 AN: Accession Number 4381525 Record 26 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Protected areas for the future: Models from the past AU: Author Bishop, K; Phillips, A; Warren, LM AF: Affiliation Dep. City & Regional Planning, Univ. Wales, Cardiff, PO Box 906, Cardiff CF1 3YN, UK SO: Source Journal of Environmental Planning and Management [J. Environ. Plann. Manage.], vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 81-110, Jan 1997 IS: ISSN 0964-0568 DE: Descriptors conservation; environmental protection; historical account; legislation; wildlife; ecology; nature conservation; environmental legislation; sanctuaries; refuges; British Isles AB: Abstract This paper discusses the complexity of the protected area mosaic that has evolved in the United Kingdom over the past 40 or so years. Experimental matrices have been used to assist in the analysis of the various types of protected areas. The trend has been towards the development of protected areas to serve multiple objectives, although categories of protected area introduced under European legislation are more narrowly defined. There has been a proliferation in the number of categories of protected area in the past ten years; since 1990 six new categories of protected area have been established, two resulting from European directives. Most of the protected areas operate indirectly through the planning system and/or voluntary agreements. However, a distinction is drawn between systems for nature conservation and landscape protection with the former relying more on direct controls (ownership and/or legal force). There is considerable potential overlap of protected areas. New categories of protected area have often been superimposed upon the existing system without consideration of whether they will result in duplication of effort, expenditure etc. We conclude that there is scope for some rationalization of the system. Ideally this would involve replacing existing protected areas with broader based ones but considerable simplification could be obtained in practice by making the powers of the agencies more flexible and changing the administrative arrangements for managing the various protected areas. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1997 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers historical account; environmental legislation; sanctuaries; refuges; wildlife ER: Environmental Regime Marine; Brackish; Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS9711672 CL: Classification P 9000 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; Q2 02123 Conservation; D 04700 Management UD: Update 199706 AN: Accession Number 4054393 Record 27 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Directory of wetlands of international importance. An update AU: Author Frazier, S (eds) SO: Source Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland (Switzerland). 236 pp. 1996. DE: Descriptors Wetlands; International agreements; Directories AB: Abstract This directory has been prepared for the sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (The Ramsar Convention). In 1990 the Bureau established a Ramsar database to facilitate storage and handling of information on designated wetlands of international importance. These site accounts represent a summary of the more detailed information held as part of the database. The directory covers all sites designated between 1 March 1993 and 31 December 1995. Information is provided under the following headings: geographical coordinates, area (in hectares), location in relation to one or more of the country's larger centres of population, administrative division and major landscapes, date of Ramsar designation, other international designations (i.e. Unesco MAB, World Heritage...), national designations as a national and/or regional protected area, principal physical and ecological features, conservation issues. Outline maps giving general indication of the location of listed sites in Contracting Parties are provided. CA: Corporate Author Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland (Switzerland) IB: ISBN 2940073171 PB: Publisher Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland (Switzerland) LA: Language English PY: Publication Year 1996 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Dictionary ID: Identifiers Ramsar convention ER: Environmental Regime Marine; Brackish; Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA IU9800016 CL: Classification Q1 01103 Information services UD: Update 199807 AN: Accession Number 4334642 LS: Label/Studio L Record 28 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Collapse of a regional frog fauna in the Yosemite area of the California Sierra Nevada, USA AU: Author Drost, CA; Fellers, GM AF: Affiliation Natl. Biol. Serv., Colorado Plateau Res. Stn., Box 5614, North. Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5614, USA SO: Source Conservation Biology [CONSERV. BIOL.], vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 414-425, 1996 IS: ISSN 0888-8892 DE: Descriptors population decline; nature reserves; population dynamics; predators; droughts; environmental factors; nature conservation; amphibiotic species; Anura; USA, California; USA, California, Sierra Nevada Mts. AB: Abstract There has been much concern about widespread declines among amphibians, but efforts to determine the extent and magnitude of these declines have been hampered by scarcity of comparative inventory data. We resurveyed a transect of the Sierra Nevada mountains in western North America that was carefully studied in the early 1900s. Our comparisons show that at least five of the seven frog and toad species in the area have suffered serious declines. One species has disappeared from the area entirely and a second species, formerly the most abundant amphibian in the area, has dwindled to a few small remnant populations. These declines have occurred in a relatively undisturbed, protected area and show some of the same patterns noted in other reports of amphibian declines. Introduced predatory fish, possibly interacting with drought-induced loss of refuge habitats, have contributed to the decline of some species. However, the overall cause of these dramatic losses remains unknown. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English; Spanish PY: Publication Year 1996 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers mountane environments; amphibiotic species; population decline; nature reserves ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS9615290 CL: Classification D 04669 Amphibians; Q1 01422 Environmental effects; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 199600 AN: Accession Number 3929006 Record 29 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title In situ conservation and protected areas in Kenya AU: Author Mburugu, J AF: Affiliation Kenya Wildlife Services P.O Box 40241, Nairobi Kenya SO: Source Conservation of biodiversity in Africa: Local initiatives and institutional roles. pp. 285-292. 1995. DE: Descriptors Resource conservation; Species diversity; Marine parks; Natural resources; Protected resources; Ecosystems; Ecosystem management; Potential resources; Africa, Inland Waters AB: Abstract Protected areas are crucial in managing the world's natural resources. The concept of a protected area was first put into practice in the USA when the World's first national park, was established in 1872. This was a milestone for conservation and since then, in situ conservation has been recognized by many countries throughout the world. Protected areas are vital in safeguarding the living diversity and maintaining the life-support systems of the earth. Such areas contribute to the economic, cultural and spiritual wealthy of nations. The 1992 convention on biological diversity calls on nations to establish protected areas in locations rich in biodiversity, particularly those requiring special conservation measures. At Independence in 1963, the Government of Kenya pledged itself to support the conservation of Kenya's natural resources and its wildlife. Currently 8% of Kenya's land area has been set aside for conservation of major ecosystems. CF: Conference Conf. on the Conservation of Biodiversity in Africa: Local Initiatives and Institutional Roles, Nairobi (Kenya), 30 Aug - 3 Sep 1992 ED: Editor Bennun, LA (ed); Aman, RA (ed); Crafter, SA (ed) IB: ISBN 9966987401 PB: Publisher Centre for Biodiversity, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi (Kenya) LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1995 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Conference ID: Identifiers Kenya, Tana R. ER: Environmental Regime Brackish; Freshwater; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA KE0000014 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; Q5 01522 Protective measures and control UD: Update 200001 AN: Accession Number 4661656 LS: Label/Studio K Record 30 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Long term database as a tool for aquatic ecosystem stewardship: A study case in the southern Gulf of Mexico AF: Affiliation CINVESTAV-JPN, Unidad Merida km 6 Can. Ant. Pregrese, Apdo, Postal 73 CORDEMEX Lic. Biol., FMVZ-Univ. de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico SO: Source Lake and Reservoir Management [LAKE RESERV. MANAGE.], vol. 11, no. 2, p. 189, 1995 IS: ISSN 0743-8141 DE: Descriptors wetlands; wildlife; flora; fauna; hydrology; macrophytes; lagoons; aquatic plants; phytoplankton; biogeochemistry; data collections; ecosystem management; coastal lagoons; seasonality; water types; ASW, Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Celestun Lagoon AB: Abstract The coastal lagoon of Celeston is one of the most important coastal wetlands of the southern Gulf of Mexico in the Yucatan Peninsula. In it is carried out important fisheries and tourist activities. Because of its richness of aquatic birds and edemic species of flora and fauna it was declared a protected area. This system is characterized by receiving freshwater input through groundwater discharges. Hydrologically, the lagoon shows three zones; the inner zone with low salinities (<15%), high nitrates (<40 mu m) and silicate concentration (>200 mu m), the seaward zone (characterized by high salinity (>34%) and low nutrient concentrations, and the middle zones characterized by intermediate values of salinity and higher concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus (3.9 mu m) and ammonium (10-15 mu m). The residence time of the water is lower during the rainy season and higher during nortes season, which favoured the accumulation of organic substances as phenolic compounds which show a negative effect in the growth of phytoplankton. The 80% of the bottom of the lagoon is covered by submerged macrophytes principally by Chara fibrosa, Ruppia cirrhosa and Ilaloduel wrightii: The monitoring program of these characteristics from 1986 to 1994 permitted to establish that Celeston Lagoon is highly influenced by the intensity and frequency of prevailing climatic conditions coupled with biogeochemical process, and show a high buffering ability to natural imports, but low to human manipulation. CF: Conference 15. Annual International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Toronto, ON (Canada), 6-11 Nov 1995 ED: Editor Herrera-Silveira, JA; Bachmann, RW; Jones, JR; Peters, RH; Soballe, DM (eds) NT: Notes Summary only. LA: Language English PY: Publication Year 1995 PT: Publication Type Journal Article; Conference; Summary ID: Identifiers databases; Mexico, Celeston Lagoon; ecosystem management; coastal lagoons; seasonality; water types; wildlife; macrophytes ER: Environmental Regime Brackish TR: Input Center, ASFA CS9622090 CL: Classification SW 5080 Evaluation, processing and publication; Q1 01482 Ecosystems and energetics; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 199600 AN: Accession Number 3962195 LS: Label/Studio KY Record 31 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Wetlands and tourism AU: Author Visser, NM AF: Affiliation Royal Netherlands Embassy P.O. Box 41537, Nairobi Kenya SO: Source Wetlands of Kenya. pp. 135-138. 1993. DE: Descriptors Wetlands; Socioeconomic aspects; Sociological aspects; Tourism; Pollution; Environmental assessment; Protected resources; Sewage disposal; Water supply; ISW, Kenya AB: Abstract Five wetland oriented actions are recommended to develop and safeguard the financial resources derived from tourism in Kenya. These are to: improve the quality of the sewage water discharged into Lake Nakuru; stop the inflow of agrochemicals into lake Naivasha and let an Environmental Impact Assessment form the basis of the decision whether or not to remove water from Lake Naivasha to supply drinking water to Nakuru town; accelerate anti-erosion activities around Lake Baringo; Include mangroves, that now falls under Forestry Department, in the KWS management of marine protected areas; make the Tana River Delta a protected area, including a large area of freshwater wetland north of the river and develop tourism infrastructure.(DBO) CA: Corporate Author International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland (Switzerland); Kenya Wetlands Working Group, Nairobi (Kenya) CF: Conference The KWWG Seminar on Wetlands of Kenya, Nairobi (Kenya), 3-5 Jul 1991 ED: Editor Crafter, SA (ed); Njuguna, SG (ed); Howard, GW (ed) IB: ISBN 2831701279 PB: Publisher IUCN, Gland (Switzerland) LA: Language English PY: Publication Year 1993 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Conference ER: Environmental Regime Brackish; Freshwater; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA KE0000133 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200002 AN: Accession Number 4674813 LS: Label/Studio K Record 32 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Fishery in protected areas. OT: Original Title Fischerei in Naturschutzgebieten SO: Source SCHRIFTENR. ARBEITSGEM. DTSCH. FISCHEREI-VERWALTUNGSBEAMTEN FISCHEREIWISS., VERBAND DEUTSCHER SPORTFISCHER, OFFENBACH AM MAIN, 1993, 91 pp IS: ISSN 0940-6670 DE: Descriptors fishery regulations; environmental protection; pond culture; fishery development; fishery boundaries; endemic species; environment management; Germany; Europe AB: Abstract This report deals with the legal aspects in environmentally protected areas in reference to how this affects the fishery industry. Suggestions are given as to ways the fisheries may be incorparated in these areas. Examples are given from the Lower Saxony and North-Rhein regions of Germany. PB: Publisher VERBAND DEUTSCHER SPORTFISCHER, OFFENBACH AM MAIN LA: Language German SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1993 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph ER: Environmental Regime Marine; Brackish; Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA BF9400585 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; Q1 01565 Policy, legislation and sociology UD: Update 199400 AN: Accession Number 3581719 Record 33 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title A check-list of fishes from El Bagual Ecological Reserve, Argentina. AU: Author Azpelicueta, Mde las M; Yanosky, AA AF: Affiliation Dep. Cient. Zool. Vertebr., Mus. La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Argentina SO: Source Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters. Munchen [ICHTHYOL. EXPLOR. FRESHWAT.], vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 73-76, 1992 IS: ISSN 0936-9902 DE: Descriptors check lists; ecological distribution; freshwater fish; Corydoras; Hoplosternum; Teleostei AB: Abstract The El Bagual Ecological Reserve is a new protected area located at 26 degree 10'53"S 58 degree 56'39"W, in Laishi Department, Province of Formosa, Argentina. The major part of aquatic environments within the Reserve are swamps or depressions in which water remains during a great part of the year. These environments are influenced by the Bermejo River, specially during flood periods. The knowledge of the fish fauna of this area is extremely scarce. 38 species found in the Reserve are recorded in the present paper, including remarks on their taxonomy and natural environment. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English; Spanish PY: Publication Year 1992 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Psellogrammus; Odontostilbe; Pyorhulina; Tridentopsis; Argentina, El Bagual ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater CL: Classification Q1 01343 Taxonomy and morphology UD: Update 199200 AN: Accession Number 2743986 Record 34 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Conserving biological diversity. A strategy for protected areas in the Asia-Pacific Region AU: Author Braatz, S; Davis, G; Shen, S; Rees, C SO: Source WORLD BANK TECH. PAP. ASIA TECH. DEP. SER., WORLD BANK, WASHINGTON, DC (USA), 1992, vol. 103, 71 pp DE: Descriptors books; conservation; biological diversity; species diversity; nature conservation; environmental protection; sanctuaries; Asia AB: Abstract This strategy paper accepts the position that setting up comprehensive and well-managed protected area systems is likely to be the most practical way to preserve the greatest amount of the world's biological diversity and the ecological processes that define and mold it. For this reason, it suggests that initial efforts should help support the establishment and maintenance of protected area systems by promoting policy change, incorporating local people into protected area management, and mobilizing financial resources for conservation and protection. IB: ISBN 0821323075 PB: Publisher WORLD BANK, WASHINGTON, DC (USA) LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1992 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph ID: Identifiers Pacific Region; sanctuaries; biological diversity; nature conservation ER: Environmental Regime Marine; Brackish; Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA CS9418710 CL: Classification D 04909 Books; P 9000 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation; SW 4020 Evaluation process; D 04705 Conservation UD: Update 199400 AN: Accession Number 3626699 Record 35 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Enhancing the skills of protected area professionals in the insular Caribbean. AU: Author Hof, Tvan't; Gardner, L SO: Source PARKS., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 28-31, 1991 IS: ISSN 0960-233X DE: Descriptors training; legal aspects; sociological aspects; recreation; research AB: Abstract Internships and study tours were arranged for ten Caribbean protected area professionals in response to requests for informal training. This article describes the arrangements made and evaluates the results of the training exercise. A survey of training needs and opportunities in the region indicated that the five most important skills required were planning, administration, interpretation, patrol/enforcement and research. Some examples of the kinds of training sought are: public participation process in planning and management; overview of management alternatives for marine and coastal protected areas; trail-building and interpretation; enhancing visitor use of protected areas; law enforcement practice; hospitality and information services for vachtsmen. LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1991 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers environment management; ASW, West Indies ER: Environmental Regime Marine; Brackish; Freshwater CL: Classification Q1 01108 Education; Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 199100 AN: Accession Number 2544255 Record 36 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Protected area management in Burundi: The role of parks in protecting Lake Tanganyika. OT: Original Title Gestion des regions protegees au Burundi: Role des parcs pour la protection du lac Tanganyika AU: Author Trenchard, P AF: Affiliation INECN, B.P. 56, Gitega, Burundi SO: Source REPORT ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY OF LAKE TANGANYIKA.#COMPTE RENDU DE LA PREMIERE CONFERENCE INTERNATIONALE SUR LA CONSERVATION ET LA BIODIVERSITE DU LAC TANGANYIKA., BIODIVERSITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, [NP] (USA), 1991, pp. 113-114 DE: Descriptors freshwater lakes; environment management; environmental protection; nature conservation; Burundi, Tanganyika L. AB: Abstract National Parks and Reserves can play a fundamental role in the protection of Lake Tanganyika, and help increase public awareness on the importance of conserving its ecosystem. Three parks and reserves play an important role in limiting erosion and pollution of the lake: the Kibira National Park; the Ruzizi National Park; and, the Rumonge/Vyanda Reserve. Burundi is actively protecting the natural areas that are still intact but these areas have been chosen less by design than by fate. The emphasis on management in Burundi is community development around protected areas to prevent further encroachment on the land. Buffer zones are a management tool under-utilized in Burundi and may be extended into the lake in the Ruzizi and Rumonge areas. Other protected area management concerns that are starting to be addressed in Burundi are international conventions, national conservation strategies and legislation for the parks and reserves. Management plans for all protected areas are currently being developed. CF: Conference 1. Int. Conf. on the Conservation and Biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika, Bujumbura (Burundi), 11-13 Mar 1991 ED: Editor Cohen, AS (ed) NT: Notes Summaries only. Original in English. PB: Publisher BIODIVERSITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, [NP] (USA) LA: Language English; French PY: Publication Year 1991 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Conference; Summary ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater TR: Input Center, ASFA FA9400328 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 199400 AN: Accession Number 3519828 LS: Label/Studio KY Record 37 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title The study of some ecological environmental protection problems in Dianshan Lake district. OT: Original Title Dianshanhu diqu shengtai huanjing baohu ruogan wenti de tantao AU: Author Fang, Rukang AF: Affiliation East China Norm. Univ., Shanghai, People's Rep. China SO: Source Acta ecologica sinica/Shengtai Xuebao. Beijing [ACTA ECOL. SIN./SHENGTAI XUEBAO.], vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 363-367, 1988 IS: ISSN 1000-0933 DE: Descriptors microbial contamination; pollution control; land use; man-induced effects; environmental protection; watersheds; environment management; China, People's Rep., Shanghai, Dianshan L. AB: Abstract Dianshan Lake is an important protected area of water resources at the upper reaches of Huangpu River in Shanghai (China). Some environmental problems such as eutrophication, bacterial contamination and erosion of lake-shore have arisen, however, due to improper management of the lake and no attention having been paid to its environmental protection. Water in the lake is polluted and its ecological environment endangered as well. The following countermeasures are suggested with regard to these problems: (a) to control nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and to set up a relatively stable ecosystem; (b) to make full use of the soil-plant ecosystem for purification; (c) to protect the lake-shore through ecological engineering; and (d) dredge the bottom of the lake. LA: Language Chinese SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1988 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers eutrophic lakes ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater CL: Classification Q1 01505 Prevention and control; Q2 02444 Prevention and control UD: Update 198900 AN: Accession Number 2033725 Record 38 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Identifying the essential scientific needs of protected area managers AU: Author McKerchar, ND; Dingwall, PR AF: Affiliation Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington New Zealand SO: Source Conservation, science and society. Vol. 2, pp. 320-330. 1984. DE: Descriptors Natural resources; Nature conservation; Resource management; Resource conservation; Development projects; Ecosystem management; Protected resources; Living resources; Environmental legislation; Environmental protection; Environmental monitoring AB: Abstract A review of international experience in the management of protected areas, as revealed by discussion at the 1982 World Congress on National Parks, indicates universal acceptance of an ecological basis for management. However, the degree to which scientific management has been established and the rate at which it is progressing throughout biogeographic realms depends on the maturity of various protected area systems and local effectiveness in the application of research results. Accordingly, the essential scientific needs of managers vary internationally. They can range across the whole management spectrum, from the design of protected area systems or individual areas, to resource inventory and ecosystem monitoring, and management problem-solving, especially to minimize conflicts between preservation and use, or the impacts of introduced alien species. Suggestions offered for improving communication between scientists and managers include: establishing closer working relationships at all levels providing scientific advisory services; actively promoting management-oriented research according to a comprehensive plan; encouragement of dialogue between scientists and managers; and upgrading the scientific training of managers. Biosphere reserves are recognized as ideally suited to promoting the scientific management of protected areas, but where they lack a well-integrated, long-term research programme they will fail to achieve their potential. (DBO) CA: Corporate Author UNESCO Intergov. Programme on Man and the Biosphere, Paris (France); UNEP, Nairobi (Kenya) CF: Conference Contributions to the First International Biosphere Reserve Congress, Minsk (USSR), 26 Sep-2 Oct 1983 IB: ISBN 9231022547 NT: Notes Physical medium: Printed matter PB: Publisher UNESCO-UNEP, Paris (France) LA: Language English SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1984 PT: Publication Type Book Monograph; Conference ER: Environmental Regime Brackish; Freshwater; Marine TR: Input Center, ASFA EP0300101 CL: Classification Q5 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 200306 AN: Accession Number 5648460 LS: Label/Studio K Record 39 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Changes in the protected area "Maistaller-Moore" near Kufstein (Northern Tyrol) effected by civilisation over the last 50 years - demonstrated by the example of dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata). OT: Original Title Die Veraenderung ses Naturschutzgebietes "Maistaller-Moore" bei Kufstein (Nordtirol) durch anthropogenen Einfluss waehrend der letzten 50 Jahre, dargestellt an der Libellenfauna (Insecta: Odonata) AU: Author Lehmann, G AF: Affiliation Stimmerfeldstr. 17, A-6330 Kufstein, Austria SO: Source Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck [BER. NATURWISS.-MED. VER. INNSBRUCK.], vol. 70, pp. 111-119, 1983 DE: Descriptors species richness; human impact; species diversity; marshes; Odonata AB: Abstract This work shows and enumerates the human destructions and influences in a protected bog area near Kufstein (northern Tyrol). It discusses the effects on the area itself as well as on dragonflies. Their number of species decreased from 27 to 10. Proposals on how to improve the condition of the remaining, affected area are included. LA: Language German SL: Summary Language English PY: Publication Year 1983 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers man induced effects; Austria, Tyrol, Kufstein; species richness; human impact ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater CL: Classification Z 05210 Aquatic entomology; D 04659 Insects; Q1 01521 Mechanical and natural changes UD: Update 198400 AN: Accession Number 665832 Record 40 of 41 DN: Database Name ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts TI: Title Status of the Indus dolphin population (Platanista indi Blyth, 1859) between Sukkur and Guddu barrages in 1979-1980. AU: Author Bhatti, MU; Pilleri, G AF: Affiliation Brain Anatomy Inst., Univ. Berne, Untere Zoolgasse 71, CH-3072 Ostermundigen, Switzerland SO: Source INVEST. CETACEA., vol. 13, pp. 245-252, 1982 DE: Descriptors population number; census; Pakistan, Indus R. AB: Abstract The report describes censuses of Platanista indi between Sukkur and Guddu Barrages in the period from 1 October 1979 to 30 June 1980. In this protected area, the population consisted of 346 dolphins, of which 55 were newly born. Since the first censuses in 1973-74, a constant and regular increase in the population has occurred. In comparison with Sind the situation in Punjab is extremely precarious and it is hoped that the local authorities will introduce energetic conservation measures in order to build up stocks of the present small remaining population. LA: Language English PY: Publication Year 1982 PT: Publication Type Journal Article ID: Identifiers Platanista indi ER: Environmental Regime Freshwater CL: Classification Q1 01372 Geographical distribution; Q1 01523 Conservation, wildlife management and recreation UD: Update 198300 AN: Accession Number 443270 Record 41 of 41 DN: Database Name Conference Papers Index TI: Title Assessing the representativeness of aquatic biota in protected area networks – A Finnish case study using threatened fresh-water species AU: Author Toivonen, H; Leikola, N CS: Conference Sponsor Freshwater Biological Association CF: Conference 3rd Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Edinburgh (UK), 13-18 Jul 2003. (World Meeting Number 000 7165) NT: Notes Availability: Freshwater Biological Association, phone: +44 153 944 2468; fax: +44 153 944 6914; URL: www.fba.org.uk/ LA: Language English CL: Classification U 1200 Aquatic Science AN: Accession Number 3831403