TY - CHAP AU - Juan JoseĢ Alava AU - Ben Haase ED - Oscar Grillo ED - Gianfranco Venora Y1 - 2011-12-16 PY - 2011 T1 - Waterbird Biodiversity and Conservation Threats in Coastal Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands N2 - Ecosystems can be considered as dynamic and interactive clusters made up of plants, animals and micro-organism communities. Inevitably, mankind is an integral part of each ecosystem and as such enjoys all its provided benefits. Driven by the increasing necessity to preserve the ecosystem productivity, several ecological studies have been conducted in the last few years, highlighting the current state in which our planet is, and focusing on future perspectives. This book contains comprehensive overviews and original studies focused on hazard analysis and evaluation of ecological variables affecting species diversity, richness and distribution, in order to identify the best management strategies to face and solve the conservation problems. BT - Ecosystems Biodiversity SP - Ch. 13 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/23735 DO - 10.5772/23735 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -