Biodiversity Conservation Using Umbrella Species: Blakistons

Biodiversity Conservation Using Umbrella SpeciesBlakiston's Fish Owl and the Red-crowned Crane\nAuthor(s): Futoshi Nakamura\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore\nImprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore\nISBN-13: 9789811072024, 978-9811072024\nSynopsis\nThis book focuses on Blakistons fish owl and the red-crowned crane as umbrella species. Healthy river, riparian and wetland ecosystems are necessary to maintain the populations of the two species. Both species have been revered by people since ancient times, but both are currently listed as endangered because of their small population sizes. The population decline of the two species can be mainly attributed to the degradation of the natural riparian and wetland habitats, which is associated with land use development.\n\nThe populations of the two species are now recovering in Japan due to recent conservation and reproduction efforts, but the genetic diversity of the two species are still low due to previous b.