Essentials of Conservation Biology

Name: Essentials of Conservation Biology
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ISBN: 9780878937202

ISBN-10: 087893720X

ISBN-13: 9780878937202

Edition: 4th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Richard B. Primack

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This volume combines theory with applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental economics, ethics, law, and the social sciences. It stresses the need for theory, research and an interdisciplinary approach in solving conservation problems.

Book details

List price: $82.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 585
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.180
Language: English

Richard B. Primack is professor of biology at Boston University. He is the author of Essentials of Conservation Biology and A Primer of Conservation Biology and editor-in-chief of the international journal Biological Conservation.



Major Issues That Define The Discipline


What Is Conservation Biology?


What Is Biological Diversity?


Where Is the World's Biological Diversity Found?


Valuing Biodiversity


The Value of Biological Diversity


Indirect Economic Values


Ethical Values


Threats to Biological Diversity


Extinction


Vulnerability to Extinction


Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, and Degradation


Overexploitation, Invasive Species, and Disease


Conservation at the Population and Species Levels


Problems of Small Populations


Applied Population Biology


Establishing New Populations


Ex Situ Conservation Strategies


Practical Applications


Establishing Protected Areas


Designing Protected Areas


Managing Protected Areas


Outside Protected Areas


Restoration Ecology


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