Evaluation and assessment for conservation : ecological guidelines for determining priorities for nature conservation

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Evaluation and assessment for conservation : ecological guidelines for determining priorities for nature conservation

Ian F. Spellerberg ; foreword by Jeffrey A. McNeely

Chapman & Hall, 1992

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Includes bibliographic references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The assessment of how and why species and communities are threatened is crucial to rational decision making about the implementation of management plans for their conservation. There is an increasing interest in the importance of conserving the diversity of species and community assemblages in the world - often called biodiversity. This book looks at the issues involved in the prioritization of these resources. An updated expansion of "Ecological Evaluation for Conservation" by the same author, it contains examples and case studies from around the world, illustrating the issues faced by conservationists. It summarizes a large amount of material from the scientific literature and should not only appeal to conservation biologists and wildlife managers, but also to students of conservation biology.

Table of Contents

  • Importance and value of biodiversity
  • values of biodiversity and the environment
  • assessment for conservation and protection
  • ecological evaluation and assessment of biotic communities
  • assessment and selection of protected areas
  • evaluation and assessment in planning and development
  • ecological methods and criteria for evaluation and assessment.

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  • NCID
    BA18738406
  • ISBN
    • 0412442701
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 260 p.
  • Size
    25cm
  • Classification
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