Screen LibraryEssentials of conservation biology
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| Published: |
Sinauer Associates,
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| Publisher Address: | Sunderland, Mass. |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 601 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780878936403 (hbk.) 0878936408 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | Q16 |
| CLC: | Q16 |
| Call Number: | Q16/P952/5th.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-586) and index. What is conservation biology? -- What is biological diversity? -- Where is the world's biological diversity found? -- Ecological economics and direct use values -- Indirect use value -- Ethical values -- Extinction -- Vulnerability to extinction -- Habitat destruction, fragmentation, degradation, and global climate change -- Overexploitation, invasive species, and disease -- Problems of small populations -- Applied population biology -- Establishing new populations -- Ex situ conservation strategies -- Establishing protected areas -- Designing networks of protected areas -- Managing protected areas -- Conservation outside protected areas -- Restoration ecology -- Conservation and sustainable development at the local and national levels -- An international approach to conservation and sustainable development -- An agenda for the future. |