| Record number |
1927730 |
| Title |
Conservation biology for all » Show more ed. by Navjot S. Sodhi and Paul R. Ehrlich
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| Author(s) |
Sodhi, N.S. ; Ehrlich, P.R.
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| Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press |
| Publication year |
cop. 2010 |
| Description |
XVI, 344 p ill |
| ISBN |
0199554234; 9780199554232; 0199554242 pbk; 9780199554249 pbk |
| Keyword(s) |
nature conservation / ecological balance / ecosystems / wildlife / resource conservation / biodiversity / habitat destruction / habitats / climatic change / endangered species / human behaviour / environmental degradation / environmental management / nature / nature management / human impact
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| Category |
Nature Management (General) / Nature Conservation
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| Publication type |
Monograph
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| Language |
en |
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| About |
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. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous textboxes describing additional relevant material or case studies are also included. The global biodiversity crisis is now unstoppable; what can be saved in the developing world will require an educated constituency in both the developing and developed world. Habitat loss is particularly acute in developing countries, which is of special concern because it tends to be these locations where the greatest species diversity and richest centres of endemism are to be found. Sadly, developing world conservation scientists have found it difficult to access an authoritative textbook, which is particularly ironic since it is these countries where the potential benefits of knowledge application are greatest. There is now an urgent need to educate the next generation of scientists in developing countries, so that they are in a better position to protect their natural resources. |
| Availability |
FORUM ; BOOKS ; 412-A/2010-01 ; Out on loan until
2010-04-06
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