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RECORD NUMBER: 123 OF 272Main Title | Essentials of conservation biology | |||||||||||
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Author | Primack, Richard B. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Sinauer Associates, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1993 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 27726886 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0878937226 : | |||||||||||
Subjects | Biological diversity conservation | |||||||||||
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Collation | 564 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-547) and index. |
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Contents Notes | What is conservation biology? -- What is biological diversity? -- Where is biological diversity found? -- Loss of biological diversity -- Vulnerability to extinction -- Habitat destruction, fragmentation, and degradation -- Exotic species introductions, disease, and overexploitation -- Direct economic values of diversity -- Indirect economic values -- The ethical value of biological diversity -- The problems of small populations -- Population biology of endangered species -- Establishing protected areas -- Designing protected areas -- Managing protected areas -- Outside protected areas : working with people and restoring the environment -- Ex situ conservation strategies -- Establishing new populations -- How are species and habitats legally protected? -- International agreements -- International funding -- An agenda for the future. |