Biodiversity Conservation and Habitat Management: An Overview
Francesca Gherardi, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Università di Firenze, Italy
Claudia Corti, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco CA, U.S.A.
Manuela Gualtieri, Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche, Università di Firenze, Italy
History of Biodiversity Conservation, Protected Areas and the Conservation Movement
Naill E. Doran, World Heritage Area - Fauna Section, Nature Conservation Branch, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Australia
Alestaire M.M. Richardson, School of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Australia
Selection, Categorisation, Size and Zoning in the World's Protected Areas
Franco Andreone, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Italy
Protected Areas and Endemic Species
Marco Masseti, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Laboratori di Antropologia, Universita di Firenze, Italy
Research, Management, and Monitoring in Protected Areas
Sabine Stab, The Information Centre of the National Park ‘Saxonian Switzerland’, Germany
Klaus Henle, Department of Conservation Biology and Natural Resources, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Management (for Biodiversity) of Forests and other Wooded Habitats
Luca M. Luiselli, T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Department, Rivers State, Nigeria and Institute of Environmental Studies Demetra, Rome, Italy
Retention of Old Forest Stands and Individual old Trees
Rafaello Giannini, Institute of Forest Tree Breeding, University of Firenze, Italy
Federico Sebastiani, University of Florence, Italy
Giovanni G. Vendramin, Forest Tree Breeding Institute, CNR, Italy
Ladislav Paule, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University, Slovakia
Temporal and Spatial Continuity in Forest Ecosystems
Luca M. Luiselli, T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Department, Rivers State, Nigeria and Institute of Environmental Studies Demetra, Rome, Italy
Maintenance of Diversity in Forest Habitats
Luca M. Luiselli, T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Department, Rivers State, Nigeria and Institute of Environmental Studies Demetra, Rome, Italy
Natural Regeneration in Woodland Management
Marco Borghetti, University of Basilicata, Italy
Rafaello Giannini, Institute of Forest Tree Breeding, University of Firenze, Italy
Influence and Management of Herbivores in Forests
Godfrey C. Akani, Department of Biological Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Management (for Biodiversity) of Savannahs and Other Open Habitats
Godfrey C. Akani, Department of Biological Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Rangeland Management
Andrea Pardini, Department of Agronomy and Land Management, University of Florence, Italy
Grazing and Cutting Regimes for Old Grassland in Temperate Zones
Josef Settele, Department of Community Ecology, UFZ Leipzig-Halle, Germany
Klaus Henle, Department of Conservation Biology and Natural Resources, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Management of Savannahs and Mammalian Populations in African Protected Areas
Francesco M. Angelici, Center of Studi Ambientali Demetra, Italy
Luca M. Luiselli, T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Department, Rivers State, Nigeria and Institute of Environmental Studies Demetra, Rome, Italy
Management of Seasonally Flooded Grasslands
Heike Brenken, University of Hanover, Department of Landscape Architechture and Environmental Development, Germany
Ilona Leyer, University Centre for Environmental Sciences (UZU), University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Mathias Scholz, UFZ, Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Department of Conservation Biology and Natural Resources, Germany
Management of Wetlands for Biodiversity
Stefano Cannicci, Caterina Contini, Dipartimento Estimativo Agrario e Forestale, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Management of Grazing in Wetlands
Caterina Contini and Stefano Cannicci, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica "Leo Pardi", Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Control and Regulation of Freshwater Fisheries
Francesco Nonnis Marzano, Department of Biology, University of Parma, Italy
Harvesting of Crops in Inland Wetlands
Josef Settele, Department of Community Ecology, UFZ Leipzig-Halle, Germany
Management of Tourism and Human Recreation Pressure
Ermanno Bonomi, Agenzia per il Turismo di Firenze (APT– the Florence Tourism Board), Italy
Control of Poaching and the Market for Products such as Ivory, Rhino Horn, Tiger and Bear Body Products
Alberto Mario Simonetta, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics "Leo Pardi", University of Florence, Italy
Impact of Tourist Resorts on Rare Phytocoenosis
Paolo Degli Antoni, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Coordinamento Regionale di Firenze, Italy
Conservation Strategies, Species Action Plans and Translocation
Catherine Souty-Grosset and Frederic Grandjean, Universite de Poitiers, France
Progress with Conservation Strategies of Selected Threatened Animals
Klaus Henle, Department of Conservation Biology and Natural Resources, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Luca M. Luiselli, T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Department, Rivers State, Nigeria and Institute of Environmental Studies Demetra, Rome, Italy
Initiatives for the Conservation of Marine Turtles
Paolo Luschi, Department of Ethology, Ecology and Evolution, University of Pisa, Italy
Progress with Species Action Plans
David Rogers, Aquatic Consultant and Expert Witness, UK
Populations Translocation Events and Impact on Natural Habitats
Catherine Souty-Grosset and Frederic Grandjean, Universite de Poitiers, France
Amphibians: Threats and Conservation Measures
Carlo Scoccianti, WWF of Tuscany, Italy
Translocations of Aquatic Organisms in Western Australia: History and Associated Impacts
Craig Lawrence, Western Austrelian Department of Fisheries, Australia
Glen Whisson, Aquatic Science Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Captive Breeding and Gene Banks
Sara Fratini, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence, Italy
Renato Fani, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence, Italy
Captive Breeding of Mammals
Marco Masseti, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Laboratori di Antropologia, Universita di Firenze, Italy
Captive Breeding of Birds
Marco Lebboroni, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence, Italy
Captive Breeding of Amphibians and Reptiles
Wolfgang Bohme, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Germany
Claudia Corti, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics "Leo Pardi", University of Florence, Italy
Luca M. Luiselli, T.S.K.J. Nigeria Ltd., Environmental Department, Rivers State, Nigeria and Institute of Environmental Studies Demetra, Rome, Italy
Reintroduction Schemes for Captive-bred Animals
Edoardo Razzetti, Department of Animal Biology, University of Pavia, Italy
Stefano Scali, Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy
Eradication and Control of Invasive Species
Francesca Gherardi and Claudia Angiolini, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Universita di Firenze, Italy
Eradication of Rodents and Feral Cats on Islands
Valentín Pérez-Mellado, Department of Zoology, University of Salamanca, Spain
Eradication of Goats and other Feral Herbivores
Guiseppe Bogliani, Department of Animal Biology, University of Pavia, Italy
Marco Masseti, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Laboratori di Antropologia, Universita di Firenze, Italy
Control and Eradication of Invasive Aquatic Invertebrates
Bella S. Galil, National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Israel
Alien Plants Management
Salvatore Pasta, Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche dell'Universite di Palermo, Italy
