| Description |
xx, 524 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Conservation biology ; 6 |
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Conservation biology ; 6
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Foreword Robert M. May -- Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Exploitation as a conservation issue Georgina M. Mace and John D. Reynolds -- 2. Can we exploit sustainably? Donald Ludwig -- Part II. Population-based Approaches: 3. The gospel of maximum sustainable yield in fisheries management: birth, crucifixion and reincarnation Andre -- E. Punt and Anthony D. M. Smith -- 4. Sustainable exploitation of fluctuating populations Russell Lande, Bernt-Erik St̆her and Steinar Engen -- 5. The exploitation of spatially structured populations E. J. Milner-Gulland -- 6. The conservation of exploited species in an uncertain world: novel methods and the failure of traditional techniques Paul R. Wade -- Part III. Taxonomic Comparisons: 7. Life histories of fishes and population responses to exploitation John D. Reynolds, Simon Jennings and Nicholas K. Dulvy -- 8. Mammalian life histories and responses of populations to exploitation Andy Purvis -- 9. Trade of live wild birds: potentials, principles, and practices of sustainable use Steven R. Beissinger -- 10. Game vertebrate extraction in African and Neotropical forests: an intercontinental comparison John E. Fa and Carlos A. Peres -- 11. Lessons from the plant kingdom for conservation of exploited species Charles M. Peters -- Part IV. From Individuals to Communities: 12. The role of behaviour in studying sustainable exploitation William J. Sutherland and Jennifer A. Gill -- 13. The Allee effect: a barrier to recovery by exploited species Christopher W. Petersen and Don R. Levitan -- 14. Life histories and sustainable harvesting Hanna Kokko, Jan Lindstrm̲ and Esa Ranta -- 15. Phenotypic and genetic changes due to selective exploitation Richard Law -- 16. An ecosystem perspective on conserving targeted and non-targeted species Michel J. Kaiser and Simon Jennings -- 17. The half-empty forest: sustainable use and the ecology of interactions Kent H. Redford and Peter Feinsinger -- Part V. Conservation Meets Sustainable Use: 18. Sustainable use and pest control in conservation: kangaroos as a case study Gordon C. Grigg and Anthony R. Pople -- 19. Conservation and resource use in arctic ecosytems Anne Gunn -- 20. Conservation out of exploitation: a silk purse from a sow's ear? Jon Hutton and Barney Dickson -- 21. Getting the biology right in a political sort of way Steven Sanderson -- Part VI. Final Thoughts: 22. Using 'sustainable use' approaches to conserve exploited populations John G. Robinson |
| Notes |
Conservation biology series published in association with The Zoological Society of London |
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"Wildlife Conservation Society" --T.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Wildlife utilization.
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Endangered species.
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Wildlife conservation.
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| Author |
Reynolds, John D., Ph. D.
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Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
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Zoological Society of London.
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| LC no. |
2001025712 |
| ISBN |
0521499739 : |
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0521496500 : |
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0521782163 : |
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0521787335 : |
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