Conservation biology
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Conservation biology
Longman, 1996
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  Ibaraki
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  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book integrates both social and science disciplines to achieve the management and conservation of biological diversity. This is an interdisciplinary subject which spans areas of economics, politics, law, education, taxonomy, genetics, ecology and biogeography. Conservation Biology is written by a team of 20 experts from both academia, and environmental and conservation organizations, giving emphasis to practice within an academic framework.
Table of Contents
Section A: Conservation Biology Issues
Themes, terms and concepts
Changes in biological diversity
Conserving biological diversity
Section B: Conservation Biology in Perspective
Politics and economics
Legislation
Conservation strategies
Conservation education
Biological conservation and site classification: the importance of abiotic variables
Taxonomy and systematics
Section C: Conservation Biology in Practice
The genetic basis of conservation biology
Conservation of populations
Conservation of habitats
Communities and ecosystems
Protected areas: where should they be and why should they be there?
Ex situ conservation
Restoration and conservation gain
Risk and uncertainty: mathematical models and decision making in conservation biology.
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