Essentials of Conservation Biology

6th Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-60535-289-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 601 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 222 mm x 284 mm, Gewicht: 2300 g

Essentials of Conservation Biology has established itself as an engrossing book from which to learn or teach. Combining theory and research and with examples from current literature, the book explain the links between conservation biology and other fields such as ecology, climate change, environmental economics, sustainable development and more.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Primack, Richard B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: DEFINING CONSERVATION BIOLOGY.- 1. What is Conservation Biology?.- 2. What is Biodiversity?.- 3. Where is the World's Biodiversity Found?.- PART II: THE VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY.- 4. The Value of Biodiversity.- 5. Indirect Economic Values.- 6. Environmental Ethics.- PART III: THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY.- 7. Extinction is Forever.- 8. Vulnerability to Extinction.- 9. Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, Degradation, and Global Climate Change.- 10. Overexploitation, Invasive Species, and Disease.- PART IV: CONSERVATION AT THE POPULATION AND SPECIES LEVELS.- 11. Problems of Small Populations.- 12. Applied Population Biology.- 13. Establishing New Populations.- 14. Ex Situ Conservation Strategies.- PART V: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.- 15. Establishing Protected Areas.- 16. Designing Protected Areas.- 17. Managing Protected Areas.- 18. Conservation Outside Protected Areas.- 19. Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems.- PART VI: THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.- 20. Sustainable Development at Local and National Levels.- 21. International Approaches to Sustainable Development.- 22. An Agenda for the Future.

Über Autor(innen)

Richard B. Primack is a Professor in the Biology Department at Boston University, USA. Dr. Primack was President of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biological Conservation. His research interests include the biological impacts of climate change; the loss of species in protected areas; tropical forest ecology and conservation; and conservation education.