Description |
600 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
Contents |
What is conservation biology? / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Conservation values and ethics / J. Baird Callicott -- The species in conservation / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Global biodiversity. 1, Patterns and processes / Gordon H. Orians -- Global biodiversity. 2, Losses / Norman Myers -- Genetics : conservation of diversity within species / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Demographic processes : population dynamics on heterogeneous landscapes / H. Ronald Pulliam and John B. Dunning -- Community-level conservation : species interactions, disturbance regimes, and invading species / Gary K. Meffe, C. Ronald Carroll, and Stuart L. Pimm -- Habitat fragmentation / Reed F. Noss and Blair Csuti -- The design of conservation reserves / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Management to meet conservation goals : general principles / C. Ronald Carroll and Gary K. Meffe -- Management to meet conservation goals : applications / C. Ronald Carroll and Gary K. Meffe -- Conservation management case studies -- Ecological restoration / James A. MacMahon and William R. Jordan III -- Ecology, politics, and economics : finding the common ground for decision making in conservation / Richard B. Norgaard -- The role of institutions and policymaking in conservation / Stephen Viederman, Gary K. Meffe, and C. Ronald Carroll -- Sustainable development case studies -- Meeting conservation goals in an uncertain future / C. Ronald Carroll and Gary K. Meffe |
Analysis |
Biological diversity conservation |
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Conservation biology |
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Ecosystem management |
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Nature conservation |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-586) and index |
Subject |
Biodiversity conservation.
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Conservation biology.
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Ecosystem management.
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Nature conservation.
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Conservation of Natural Resources.
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Ecosystem.
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Environmental Monitoring.
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Author |
Carroll, C. Ronald (Carl Ronald), 1941- author
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LC no. |
93048913 |
ISBN |
0878935193 |
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9780878935192 |
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