Conservation in the Context of a Changing World

ISBN-13: 9781108986502 / Miękka / 2023 / 490 str.

Bertie J. (Washington State University) Weddell

Opis

This comprehensive book promotes understanding of the past challenges to and current opportunities in the conservation of the natural world.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction: getting and evaluating information for making decisions about conservation; Part I. Maintaining Populations of Featured Species: A Utilitarian Approach to Conservation; 1. Historical context: beginnings of formal utilitarian conservation; 2. Central concepts: populations, succession and ecosystems; 3. Strategies: managing harvests and habitats for valued species; 4. Strategies: managing to minimize conflicts between pests and people; Part II. Protecting and Restoring Populations and Habitats: A Preservationist Approach to Conservation: 5. Historical context: rising concerns about human impacts; 6. Central concepts: evolution, adaptation and extinction; 7. Strategies: protecting and restoring species; 8. Strategies: protecting and restoring ecosystems; Part III. Promoting Biocultural Diversity and Resilience: A Stewardship Approach to Conservation; 9. Historical context: new opportunities and challenges; 10. Central concepts: complexity and change; 11. Strategies: stewardship to conserve complex, resilient ecosystems; 12. Strategies: stewardship to integrate conservation of biological and cultural diversity; Appendix: types of ecosystems; Bibliography; Index.