Essentials of conservation biology /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
| Imprint: | Sunderland, Mass : Sinauer Associates, [2006] |
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| Retention: | Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Major Issues That Define The Discipline
- What Is Conservation Biology?
- What Is Biological Diversity?
- Where Is the World's Biological Diversity Found?
- Part II. Valuing Biodiversity
- The Value of Biological Diversity
- Indirect Economic Values
- Ethical Values
- Part III. Threats to Biological Diversity
- Extinction
- Vulnerability to Extinction
- Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, and Degradation
- Overexploitation, Invasive Species, and Disease
- Part IV. Conservation at the Population and Species Levels
- Problems of Small Populations
- Applied Population Biology
- Establishing New Populations
- Ex Situ Conservation Strategies
- Part V. Practical Applications
- Establishing Protected Areas
- Designing Protected Areas
- Managing Protected Areas
- Outside Protected Areas
- Restoration Ecology
- Part VI. Conservation and Human Societies
- Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Local and National Levels
- An International Approach to Sustainable Development
- An Agenda for the Future
- Glossary
- Appendix of International Conservation Organizations