J Michael Scott, John A Wiens, Beatrice Van Horne, Dale D Goble

Shepherding Nature

The Challenge of Conservation Reliance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With stories about species on the brink, this book explores the causes and consequences of conservation reliance and its implications.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781108421829
• ISBN-10: 1108421822
• Artikelnr.: 58503004

Autorenporträt

J. Michael Scott was a Research Biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service for thirty-seven years, leading research programs on forest birds of the Hawaiian Islands and the California Condor. He served as Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Leader and Professor of Wildlife at the University of Idaho, where he is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor. His research has emphasized conservation, endangered-species policy, and landscape ecology.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Extinction and the challenge of conservation reliance
2. The conservation spectrum
3. The genesis of conservation reliance and the language of conservation
4. What are the threats
5. Emerging threats in a rapidly changing world
6. The role of policy and law
7. What's in the conservationist's toolbox: species-centered approaches
8. Expanding the conservationist's toolbox: going beyond species
9. Conservation reliance is a human issue
10. Making tough decisions: prioritizing species for conservation
11. Being a good shepherd
Appendices
Author biographies
References
Index.