Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. INDICE: Navjot S. Sodhi and Paul R. Ehrlich: Introduction; 1: Curt Meine: Conservation Biology: Past and Present; 2: Kevin J. Gaston: Biodiversity; 3: Cagan H. Sekercioglu: Ecosystem Functions and Services; 4: William F. Laurance: Habitat Destruction: Death of a Thousand Cuts; 5: Andrew F. Bennett and Denis A. Saunders: Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change; 6: Carlos A. Peres: Overharvesting; 7: Daniel Simberloff: Invasive Species; 8: Thomas E. Lovejoy: Climate Change; 9: David M. J. S. Bowman and Brett P. Murphy: Fire and Biodiversity; 10: Stuart L. Pimm and Clinton N. Jenkins: Extinctions and the Practice of Preventing Them; 11: Thomas Brooks: Conservation Planning and Priorities; 12: David Wilcove: Endangered Species Management: The US Experience; 13: Lian Pin Koh and Toby A. Gardner: Conservation in Human-Modified Landscapes; 14:C. Anne Claus, Kai M. A. Chan, and Terre Satterfield: The Roles of People in Conservation; 15: Madhu Rao and Joshua Ginsberg: From Conservation Theory to Practice: Crossing the Divide; 16: Corey J. A. Bradshaw and Barry W. Brook: TheConservation Biologist's Toolbox - Principles for the Design and Analysis of Conservation Studies; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-955423-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 07/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés