Essentials of Conservation Biology eBook. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard B. Primack, Richard B. Primack.
• Authors: Primack, Richard B; Primack, Richard B
• Contents: 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 SGBTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 20. SGBtainable Development at Local and National Levels; 21. International Approaches to SGBtainable Development; 22. An Agenda for the Future
• Edition: 6th
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (601 pages)
• Subjects: Conservation of the environment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781605355276; 1605355275
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