Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America offers a road map for securing our energy future while safeguarding our heritage.
Contributors show how science can help craft solutions to conflicts between wildlife and energy development by delineating core areas, identifying landscapes that support viable populations, and forecasting future development scenarios to aid in conservation design. The book
frames the issue and introduces readers to major types of extractionquantifies the pace and extent of current and future energy developmentprovides an ecological foundation for understanding cumulative impacts on wildlife speciessynthesizes information on the biological response of wildlife to developmentdiscusses energy infrastructure as a conduit for the spread of invasive speciescompares impacts of alternative energy to those of conventional development
The final section calls for a shift away from site-level management that has failed to mitigate cumulative impacts on wildlife populations toward broad-scale planning and implementation of conservation in priority landscapes. The book concludes by identifying ways that decision makers can remove roadblocks to conservation, and provides a blueprint for implementing conservation plans. Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America is a must-have volume for elected officials, industry representatives, natural resource managers, conservation groups, and the public seeking to promote energy independence while at the same time protecting wildlife.
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments
PART I. Energy Development and the Human Footprint Chapter 1. An Introduction Energy to Development in the West \ David E. Naugle and Holly E. Copeland Chapter 2. Geography of Energy Development in Western North America: Potential Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems \ Holly E. Copeland, Amy Pocewicz, and Joseph M. Kiesecker
PART II. Biological Response of Wildlife and Invasive Plants to Energy Development Chapter 3. A Unifying Framework for Understanding Impacts of Human Developments for Wildlife \ Chris J. Johnson and Martin-Hugues St-Laurent Chapter 4. Sage-grouse and Cumulative Impacts of Energy Development \ David E. Naugle, Kevin E. Doherty, Brett L.Walker, Holly E. Copeland, Matthew J. Holloran, and Jason D. Tack Chapter 5. Effects of Energy Development on Ungulates in Western North America \ Mark Hebblewhite Chapter 6. The Effects of Energy Development on Songbirds \ Erin M. Bayne and Brenda C. Dale Chapter 7. Invasive Plants and Their Response to Energy Development \ Paul H. Evangelista, Alycia W. Crall, and Erin Bergquist Chapter 8. Wind Power and Biofuels: A Green Dilemma for Wildlife Conservation \ Gregory D. Johnson and Scott E. Stephens
PART III. Conservation by Design: Planning and Implementing Solutions Chapter 9. Energy by Design: Making Mitigation Work for Conservation and Development \ Joseph M. Kiesecker, Holly E. Copeland, Bruce A. McKenney, Amy Pocewicz, and Kevin E. Doherty Chapter 10. Forecasting Energy Development Scenarios to Aid in Conservation Design \ Holly E. Copeland, Kevin E. Doherty, David E. Naugle, Amy Pocewicz, and Joseph M. Kiesecker Chapter 11. Resource Policy, Adaptive Management and Energy Development on Public Lands \ Melinda Harm Benson Chapter 12. Community-based Landscape Conservation: A Roadmap for the Future \ Gregory A. Neudecker, Alison L. Duvall, and James W. Stutzman
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"...this volume presents excellent summaries and suggestions for large-scale planning of energy development to ensure that viable wildlife populations are maintained for future generations."
