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Author Sutherland, William J.

Title The conservation handbook : research, management and policy / William J. Sutherland
Published Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2000

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 MELB  333.9516 Sut/Chr  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Foreword / Edward D. Wilson -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Assessing biodiversity -- 3. Setting conservation priorities -- 4. Monitoring -- 5. Ecological research techniques -- 6. Diagnosis and prediction -- 7. Conservation planning -- 8. Organisational management and fund raising -- 9. Education and ecotourism -- 10. Bringing about political and policy changes -- 11. Species management -- 12. Habitat management -- 13. Exploitation -- 14. Integrating development and conservation
Summary "The aim of The Conservation Handbook is to provide clear guidance on the implementation of conservation techniques. The wide range of methods described include those for ecological research, monitoring, planning, education, habitat management and combining conservation with development. Nineteen case studies illustrate how the methods have been applied. The book will be of interest to conservation biology students and practising conservationists worldwide."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 252-271
Notes Also available via the World Wide Web
English
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Subject Applied ecology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Biodiversity conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Biodiversity conservation.
Conservation of natural resources.
Nature conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Ecology.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Author Blackwell Science.
LC no. 00028905
ISBN 0632053445