Using Detection Dogs to Monitor Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Protect Aquatic Resources

Using Detection Dogs to Monitor Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Protect Aquatic Resources

Richards, Ngaio L.

Springer International Publishing AG

08/2018

337

Dura

Inglês

9783319773551

15 a 20 dias

797


ebook

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Introduction; Heath Smith.- Chapter 1: Water Search Overview: Searching with Dogs in an Aquatic Environment; Debra Tirmenstein and Robert Freedline.- Chapter 2: Detection Dogs as Ambassadors and Field Assistants to Protect Imperiled Reptiles and Amphibians; Robyn Powers.- Chapter 3: Monitoring Invasive and Threatened Aquatic Amphibians, Mammals and Birds; Jim Shields and Lana Austin (with a contribution from Megan Vick and Todd Engelmeyer).- Chapter 4: Intercepting Invasive Invertebrate Species Before They Infest Water Bodies: The Inception and Implementation of Alberta's Dedicated Canine Mussel Inspection Program;Cindy Sawchuk (with a contribution from Aimee Hurt).- Chapter 5: In situ Detection of Sewage Pollution and its Sources in Aquatic Ecosystems; Karen Reynolds and Scott Reynolds.- Chapter 6: Using Scat Detection Dogs to Monitor Environmental Contaminants in Sentinel Species and Freshwater Ecosystems; Ngaio Richards, Gregg Tomy, Chad Kinney, Frankline Nwanguma, Braden Godwin and Deborah (Smith) Woollett.- Chapter 7: A Glimpse into the Use of Dogs to Address Global Poaching, Overharvesting and Trafficking of Aquatic Species; Birgit Braun and John Stuart (with contributions from Detective Lauren Wendt and the TRAFFIC India/WWF India Super Sniffer Team).- Chapter 8: Striving for Best Standards and Practices: Recommendations for Optimizing Assessment and Performance of Ecological Scent Detection Dogs; Brian Boroski and Lauralea Oliver.- Chapter 9: Looking Ahead: Future Directions and Considerations for Using Detection Dogs in Aquatic Environments and Ecosystems; Ngaio Richards.
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Aquatic ecosystem;detection dogs;ecosystem;conservation;freshwater ecosystems;Monitoring Threatened Aquatic Species;Monitoring Invasive Aquatic Species;Sewage Pollution;Scat Detection Dogs;ecological survey methods;biological survey methods;Invasive Invertebrate Species;Alberta's Dedicated Canine Mussel Inspection Program;Environmental Canine Services;evaluating and maintaining water quality;anti-poaching initiatives with detection dogs;Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C);Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)