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Following the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume addresses an innovative array of key topics in contemporary conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team of authors, Key Topics in Conservation Biology...
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Wiley-Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118520178 |
| Summary: |
Following the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume addresses an innovative array of key topics in contemporary conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team of authors, Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 adds to the still topical foundations laid in the first volume (published in 2007) by exploring a further 25 cutting-edge issues in modern biodiversity conservation, including controversial subjects such as setting conservation priorities, balancing the focus on species and ecosystems. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118520208 (ePub) 1118520203 (ePub) 9781118520185 (MobiPocket) 1118520181 (MobiPocket) 9781118520192 (Adobe PDF) 111852019X (Adobe PDF) 9781118520178 (electronic bk.) 1118520173 (electronic bk.) 0470658762 9780470658765 0470658754 9780470658758 9781299159556 1299159559 |
| Index Number: | QH75 |
| CLC: | Q16 |
| Contents: | Conservation priorities : identifying need, taking action and evaluating success / Andrew S. Pullin, William Sutherland, Toby Gardner, Valerie Kapos and John E. Fa -- Levels of approach : on the appropriate scales for conservation interventions and planning / Jonathan E.M. Baillie, David Raffaelli and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri -- Five paradigms of collective action underlying the human dimension of conservation / Laurent Mermet, Katherine Homewood, Andrew Dobson and Raphaël Billé -- Economic instruments for nature conservation / Christopher B. Barrett, Erwin H. Bulte, Paul Ferraro and Sven |