-The first English-language book introducing readers to the distribution and ecology of Blakiston's fish owl and the red-crowned crane in their natural habitats
-Presents the status quo and prospects for the populations of the two species based on genetic diversity
-Examines how conservation of the two species promises conservation of other bird species
-Presents future perspectives for restoring habitats and increasing the distributions of the two species in Hokkaido

• Includes the results of multiple collaborative projects between Japanese and Russian scientists

  Autorentext

  Futoshi Nakamura
  Professor, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Agriculture
  Project Leader, Ecosystem management and landscape ecology

  Inhalt

  INTRODUCTION.- Part1 ECOLOGY OF BLAKISTON'S FISH OWL.- Distribution of Blakiston's fish owl in the world.- Ecology and conservation of Blakiston's fish owl in Japan.- Ecology and conservation of Blakiston's fish owl in Russia and Northern Territories.- Part2 ECOLOGY OF RED-CROWNED CRANE.- Distribution of red-crowned crane in the world.- Ecology of red-crowned crane and conservation activities in Japan.- Ecology of red-crowned crane and conservation activities in Russia .- Part3 STATUS AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE POPULATION, BASED ON GENETIC DIVERSITY.- Status and Perspective of the Population, Based on Genetic Diversity:Introduction.- STATUS AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE BLAKISTON'S FISH OWL POPULATION, BASED ON GENETIC DIVERSITY.- STATUS AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE RED-CROWNED CRANE, BASED ON GENETIC DIVERSITY.- Part 4 RED-CROWNED CRANE.- Can charismatic megafauna be surrogate species for biodiversity conservation? Pattern, process, and approach using citizen data and hierarchical community models.- Part5 Future perspectives for restoring habitats and spreading the distributions of the two species in Hokkaido.- Future perspectives for restoring habitats and spreading the distributions of the two species in Hokkaido: Introduction.- The possibility of using abandoned farmlands for habitat restoration in societies with decreasing populations.- Vegetation succession on fallow land.- Changes of ground beetle and bird species after farmland abandonment.- Predicting future range expansions of Blakiston's fish owl subject to conservation efforts.- Abandoned farmlands as a potential new habitat for red-crowned crane.- Part 6 Policy issues on habitat conservation.- Policy issues on habitat conservation.- Forest and Agricultural management policies to conserve the two species..- References.