Conservation Biology for All
(Sprache: Englisch)
Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible.
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Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Conservation Biology for All “
Introduction ; 1. Conservation Biology: Past and Present ; 2. Biodiversity ; 3. Ecosystem Functions and Services ; 4. Habitat Destruction: Death of a Thousand Cuts ; 5. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change ; 6. Overharvesting ; 7. Invasive Species ; 8. Climate Change ; 9. Fire and Biodiversity ; 10. Extinctions and the Practice of Preventing Them ; 11. Conservation Planning and Priorities ; 12. Endangered Species Management: The US Experience ; 13. Conservation in Human-Modified Landscapes ; 14. The Roles of People in Conservation ; 15. From Conservation Theory to Practice: Crossing the Divide ; 16. The Conservation Biologist's Toolbox - Principles for the Design and Analysis of Conservation Studies ; Index
Autoren-Porträt
Navjot S. Sodhi is currently a Professor of Conservation Ecology at the National University of Singapore. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan (Canada). He has been studying the effects of rain forest loss and degradation on Southeast Asian fauna and flora for over 13 years. He has published over 100 scientific papers in international and regional scientific journals such as Nature, Science, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Annual Review of Ecology, Conservation Biology, Biological Conservation, and Biodiversity and Conservation. He has written/edited several books/monographs such as Tropical Conservation Biology (2007, Blackwell). He has also spent time at Harvard University as a Bullard Fellow (2001-02) and Hrdy Fellow (2008-09) where he now holds an adjunct position. He currently (or has been) is an Associate Editor/Editor of prestigious journals such as Conservation Biology, Biological Conservation, Animal Conservation, the Auk and Biotropica.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2009, 336 Seiten, 8 farbige Abbildungen, Masse: 19,7 x 25,7 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Navjot S. Sodhi, Paul R. Ehrlich
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199554234
- ISBN-13: 9780199554232
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Conservation Biology for All “
If a book could receive a standing ovation this one is a candidate. Sodhi and Ehrlich have created a comprehensive introduction to conservation biology that is accessible intellectually, and financially, to a broad audienceindeed it is Conservation biology for all. Ecology The book is packed with information, is wide-ranging, and includes most emerging issues that come under the umbrella of conservation biology today.
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