Biocomplexity and fisheries sustainability
Biocomplexity, Biodiversity, Stock Productivity, SustainabilityAbstract A classic example of a sustainable fishery is that targeting sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, where record catches have occurred during the last 20 years. The stock complex is an amalgamation of several hundred discrete spawning…
Principles for the conservation of wild living resources
Biodiversity, Communication, Conservation, Consumption, economics, Resource Use, Socioeconomics, SustainabilityAbstract We describe broadly applicable principles for the conservation of wild living resources and mechanisms for their implementation. These principles were engendered from three starting points. First, a set of principles for the conservation…
Hydroriparian Ecosystems of the North Coast
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functions, Freshwater Ecosystems, Habitat, Hydroriparian Classes, Land And Resource Management Plan, Land Use, Landscape, LRMP, Strategic PlanningSummary This report provides background information on riparian ecosystems for the North Coast LRMP. The report describes North Coast riparian ecosystems, reviews riparian ecological functions, presents riparian management policies for BC and…
Indicators for Monitoring Biodiversity: A Hierarchical Approach
Biodiversity, Biological Organization, IndicatorsAbstract Biodiversity is presently a minor consideration in environmental policy. It has been regarded as too broad and vague a concept to be applied to real-world regulatory and management problems. This problem can be corrected if biodiversity…
Canadian Biodiversity Strategy: Canada’s Response to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Biodiversity, Policy, Resource ManagementSummary Biodiversity supports human societies ecologically, economically, culturally and spiritually. Despite its importance, however, ecosystems are being degraded and species and genetic diversity reduced at an alarming rate due to the impact…