Conservation Science and Action
(Sprache: Englisch)
Conservation Science and Action is intended for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate courses in conservation biology. Thisbook reviews the latest thinking and approaches, and in doing soprovides a readily accessible reference work for conservationprofessionals and managers.
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Conservation Science and Action is intended for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate courses in conservation biology. Thisbook reviews the latest thinking and approaches, and in doing soprovides a readily accessible reference work for conservationprofessionals and managers.
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Conservation Science and Action is intended for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate courses in conservation biology. Thisbook reviews the latest thinking and approaches, and in doing soprovides a readily accessible reference work for conservationprofessionals and managers.Because conservation biology is now one of the most dynamicdisciplines in the life sciences, William Sutherland and hisinternational team of authors have selected many of the liveliesttopics where key advances are currently being made. They stressideas, point to unresolved issues, and suggest possible futuredevelopments. Finally, since conservation is an applied subject,the book s emphasis throughout is on action.
Essential reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduatestudents taking courses in conservation biology, one of the mostdynamic disciplines in the life sciences.
Contributions from leading figures in the field who haveselected the liveliest topics where key advances are being made.Reviews the latest thinking and approaches.
Contributors cover a range of taxonomic groups, include aquaticand terrestrial plants and animals, and give examples from aroundthe world.
Emphasis given to action, and all chapters have an appliedcomponent.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Conservation Science and Action “
List of Contributors.Preface.Biodiversity (Kevin J Gaston).Extinction (Stuart L Pimm).Introductions (H Charles J Godfray and Michael J Crawley).Pollutants and pesticides (Ian Newton).Sustainable and unsustainable exploitation (William J Sutherlandand John D Reynolds).Small and declining populations (Daniel Simberloff).Metapopulation, source-sink and disturbance dynamics (Martha FHoopes and Susan Harrison).Implications of historical ecology for conservation (OliverRackham).Selecting areas for conservation (Colin J Bibby).Managing habitats and species (William J Sutherland).Economics of nature conservation (Nick Hanley).Conservation education (Susan K Jacobson and Mallory DMcDuff).Conservation policy and politics (Graham Wynne).Conservation and development (William M Adams).References.Index
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: William J. Sutherland
- 1998, 376 Seiten, 66 Abbildungen, Maße: 17 x 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: William J. Sutherland
- Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
- ISBN-10: 0865427623
- ISBN-13: 9780865427624
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.1998
Sprache:
Englisch
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