Conservation biology:
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Main Author: Pullin, Andrew S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2002
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-340) and index
Chapter 1 - The natural world - 3 -- - Chapter 2 - Major world ecosystems - 19 -- - Chapter 3 - The human impact - 53 -- - Chapter 4 - Effects of habitat destruction - 76 -- - Chapter 5 - Effects of habitat disturbance - 102 -- - Chapter 6 - Non-sustainable use - 124 -- - Chapter 7 - The rise of conservation biology - 141 -- - Chapter 8 - Selecting protected areas - 150 -- - Chapter 9 - Design and management of protected areas - 173 -- - Chapter 10 - Protecting species. I. In situ conservation - 199 -- - Chapter 11 - Protecting species. II. Ex situ conservation and reintroduction - 227 -- - Chapter 12 - Landscape scale conservation - 252 -- - Chapter 13 - Conserving the evolutionary process (a longer-term view of conservation) - 270 -- - Chapter 14 - Ecological restoration - 284 -- - Chapter 15 - Putting the science in to practice - 305
This text introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity, incorporating biological principles in the design of effective strategies for the sustainable management of populations, species and ecosystems
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 345 p.)
ISBN:0511074514
0511076053
0511077629
0511170505
0521644828
113905192X
9780511074516
9780511076053
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9781139051927

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