William J. Sutherland

Conservation Science and Action

Herausgeber: Sutherland, William J

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Conservation Science and Action is intended for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate courses in conservation biology. Thisbook reviews the latest thinking and approaches, and in doing soprovides a readily accessible reference work for conservationprofessionals and managers.
Because conservation biology is now one of the most dynamicdisciplines in the life sciences, William Sutherland and hisinternational team of authors have selected many of the liveliesttopics where key advances are currently being made. They stressideas, point to unresolved issues, and suggest possible futuredevelopments. Finally, since conservation is an applied subject,the book s emphasis throughout is on action.
Essential reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduatestudents taking courses in conservation biology, one of the mostdynamic disciplines in the life sciences.
Contributions from leading figures in the field who haveselected the liveliest topics where key advances are being made.Reviews the latest thinking and approaches.
Contributors cover a range of taxonomic groups, include aquaticand terrestrial plants and animals, and give examples from aroundthe world.
Emphasis given to action, and all chapters have an appliedcomponent.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• 1998.
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9780865427624
• ISBN-10: 0865427623
• Artikelnr.: 14788735

Autorenporträt

William J Sutherland is the Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge. He is currently the President of the British Ecological Society. He is also a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge since 2008.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors.
Preface.
Biodiversity (Kevin J Gaston).
Extinction (Stuart L Pimm).
Introductions (H Charles J Godfray and Michael J Crawley).
Pollutants and pesticides (Ian Newton).
Sustainable and unsustainable exploitation (William J Sutherland and John D
Reynolds).
Small and declining populations (Daniel Simberloff).
Metapopulation, source-sink and disturbance dynamics (Martha F Hoopes and
Susan Harrison).
Implications of historical ecology for conservation (Oliver Rackham).
Selecting areas for conservation (Colin J Bibby).
Managing habitats and species (William J Sutherland).
Economics of nature conservation (Nick Hanley).
Conservation education (Susan K Jacobson and Mallory D McDuff).
Conservation policy and politics (Graham Wynne).
Conservation and development (William M Adams).
References.
Index