The conservation of biodiversity has profound implications for managing natural resources with the need for scientific information as a foundation for management decisions increasing dramatically. The_ intent of this book is to look beyond the theory of biodiversity to_ the principles, practices, and policies needed for its conservation. Its objectives are to provide the scientific basis for understanding biodiversity, document case examples of theory and concepts applied at differing scales, and examine policies that affect its conservation.
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"This book does a remarkable job of covering all aspects of biodiversity--from the genetic level to landscapes, and from scientific theory to recommendations for policy development . . . . There is something here for everyone with an interest in international ecological issues, conservation biology, and the associated management options . . . . Resource managers, ecologists, conservation biologists, and others will find this book to be an excellent desktop reference for the biodiversity issue. The array of topics and the extensive literature citations would make even the most discerning scientists happy." --BioScience
"A good mixture of temperate and tropical papers, with participation by several foreign researchers, particularly from Australia. . .This will be an important book for those people involved with conservation and management of natural resources. . .An excellent choice for a graduate seminar if the price were lower." --The Condor
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Robert C. Szaro, Special Assistant for Ecosystem Management Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Our current biodiversity crisis is frequently compared to the mass extinction events documented by the fossil record,but these events provide both good and bad news. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Wadden Sea, Great Barrier Reef, North America, National Park Service, Endangered Species Act, National Academy Press, John Wiley, Marine Park, World Resources Institute, Island Press, Oxford University Press, Smithsonian Institution, Cambridge University Press, Sinauer Associates, Princeton University Press, New Zealand, World Wildlife Fund, Great Basin, Keystone Center, Landscape Ecol, University of Chicago Press, Fuchs Hammock, Government Printing Office New!
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Our current biodiversity crisis is frequently compared to the mass extinction events documented by the fossil record,but these events provide both good and bad news. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Wadden Sea, Great Barrier Reef, North America, National Park Service, Endangered Species Act, National Academy Press, John Wiley, Marine Park, World Resources Institute, Island Press, Oxford University Press, Smithsonian Institution, Cambridge University Press, Sinauer Associates, Princeton University Press, New Zealand, World Wildlife Fund, Great Basin, Keystone Center, Landscape Ecol, University of Chicago Press, Fuchs Hammock, Government Printing Office New!
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- United Nations Environment Programme: Environmental Data Report by United Nations Environment Programme on 8 pages
- Global Biodiversity Strategy: Guidelines for Action to Save, Study, and Use Earth's Biotic Wealth Sustainably and Equitably (World Resources Institute) by IUCN on 8 pages
- Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction by T.C. Whitmore on page 24, page 25, and page 26
- Rehabilitating Damaged Ecosystems, Volume I by John Cairns Jr. on page 571, and page 572
- Community and Evolutionary Ecology of North American Stream Fishes by William J. Matthews on page 357, and page 358
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- Fundamentals of Biogeography (Routledge Fundamentals of Physical Geography) by Richard John Huggett on page 170, and Back Matter
- Learning Landscape Ecology by Sarah E. Gergel on page 197, and page 227
- Decision Methods for Forest Resource Management by Joseph Buongiorno on page 373
- Law and Economics in International Climate Change Policy by R. Schwarze on page 87
- Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation by Dale Richard McCullough on page 81
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