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Introduction to Conservation Biology Richard B. Primack

Introduction to Conservation Biology von Richard B. Primack

Introduction to Conservation Biology Richard B. Primack


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Zusammenfassung

Combines theory and applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental economics, ethics, law and social sciences. A major theme of the book is the role that people, the general public and governments can play in protecting biological diversity.

Introduction to Conservation Biology Zusammenfassung

Introduction to Conservation Biology Richard B. Primack

This book provides a modern introductory textbook for the rapidly developing field of conservation biology. Using current literature and the presentation of documented case studies, Primack presents a synthesis of the subject suitable both for students of biology and students with little background in biology. Because of its broad coverage, graduate students and researchers should find it useful as a reference book.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Issues that Define the Discipline: What Is Conservation Biology?; What Is Biological Diversity?; Where Is the World's Biological Diversity Found?. II. Threats to Biological Diversity: Loss of Biological Diversity; Patterns of Rarity and Abundance; Threats to Biological Diversity: Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, and Degradation; More Threats to Biological Diversity: Exotic Species, Disease, and Overexploitation; III. The Value of Biological Diversity: Direct Economic Value of Biological Diversity and Natural Resources; Indirect Economic Values; The Ethical Value of Biological Diversity. IV. Conservation at the Population Level: The Problems of Small Populations; Population Biology of Endangered Species. V. Practical Applications: What Can Be Done to Protect Biological Diversity in the Wild?; The Design of Conservation Areas; Managing Protected Areas for Biological Diversity; Preserving Biological Diversity Outside of Protected Areas; ExSitu Conservation Strategies; Establishing New Populations. VI. Conservation and Human Societies: How are Species and Habitats Legally Protected?; International Agreements; International Funding of Conservation Activities; Agenda For the Future.

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GOR001308381
9780878937226
0878937226
Introduction to Conservation Biology Richard B. Primack
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Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
1993-10-15
375
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