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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard B Primack |
ISBN: | 9780878936403 0878936408 |
OCLC Number: | 845687055 |
Notes: | Literaturangaben. - Literaturverz. S. [553] - 586 |
Description: | XV, 601 Seiten zahlreiche Illustrationen, Diagramme 29 cm |
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 Ecological Economics and Direct Use Values Indirect Use Values Ethical Values PART III: THREATS TO BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Extinction Vulnerability to Extinction Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, Degradation, and Global Climate Change 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 Networks of Protected Areas Managing Protected Areas Conservation Outside Protected Areas Restoration Ecology PART VI: CONSERVATION AND HUMAN SOCIETIES Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Local and National Levels An International Approache to Conservation and Sustainable Development An Agenda for the Future Glossary Appendix Bibliography |
Responsibility: | Richard B. Primack |
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