Main Title |
Conservation biology for all / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2010 |
OCLC Number |
430842406 |
ISBN |
9780199554249; 0199554242; 9780199554232; 0199554234 |
Subjects |
Conservation biology ;
Biodiversity ;
Nature conservation ;
Conservation de la nature ;
Biodiversité ;
Changement climatique ;
Naturschutz
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QH75.C661 2010 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
02/06/2012 |
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Collation |
xvi, 344 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction / Navjot S. Sodhi and Paul R. Ehrlich -- Conservation biology: past and present / Curt Meine -- Biodiversity / Kevin J. Gaston -- Ecosystem functions and services / Cagan H. Sekercioglu -- Habitat destruction: death by a thousand cuts / William F. Laurance -- Habitat fragmentation and landscape change / Andrew F. Bennett and Denis A. Saunders -- Overharvesting / Carlos A. Peres -- Invasive species / Daniel Simberloff -- Climate change / Thomas E. Lovejoy -- Fire and biodiversity / David M.J.S. Bowman and Brett P. Murphy -- Extinctions and the practice of preventing them / Stuart L. Pimm and Clinton N. Jenkins -- Conservation planning and priorities / Thomas Brooks -- Endangered species management: the US experience / David S. Wilcove -- Conservation in human-modified landscapes / Lian Pin Koh and Toby A. Gardner -- The roles of people in conservation / C. Anne Claus, Kai M.A. Chan, and Terre Satterfield -- From conservation theory to practice: crossing the divide / Madhu Rao and Joshua Ginsberg -- The conservation biologist's toolbox--principles for the design and analysis of conservation studies / Corey J.A. Bradshaw and Barry W. Brook. '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. |
Place Published |
Oxford ; New York |
Title Ser Add Ent |
Oxford biology. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2010 |
Series Title Untraced |
Oxford biology |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2010278302 |
Merged OCLC records |
429727242; 502353617; 865474962; 936502174 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20120203124718 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
10357cam 2200625Ia 45020 |