Conservation Biology: The Theory and Practice of Nature Conservation and Management

ISBN-13: 9780412096617 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 556 str.

Peggy Lee Fiedler; P. L. Fiedler; Peter M. Kareiva

Opis

Refecting what a new generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this vital and far ranging second edition explores where conservation biology is heading. It challenges many conventions of conservation biology by exposing certain weaknesses of widely accepted principles. Combining contributions from both the school and the new breed of conservation biologists, this insightful text focuses primarily on topics the are integral to the daily activities of conservation biologists. Several chapters address ecosystem restoration and biotic invasions as well as the the mechanics of population viability analyses, which are now a routine facet of conservation efforts. A case history approach is implemented throughout the book, with the use of practical real-world examples. Furthermore, an in-depth look at quantitative analyses is presented, allowing for models and mathematical analyses to pinpoint limitations in existing data and guide research toward those aspects of biology that are most likely to be critical to the dynamics of a species or an ecosystem.

Spis treści

Preface. Prologue: The next generation. Part One: Saving species through population biology and viability analyses: a morass of math, myth, and mistakes? Part Two: Broad brushes and taxonomic tours: summaries of the state of the natural world. Part Three: Habitat degradation and ecological restoration: hubris, Hegemony, and healing. Part Four: When conservation meets the real world of economics, politics, and tradeoffs. Part Five: New technologies and novel perspectives for the next generation of conservation biology. Epilogue. Index.