We are living in the early stages of a looming worldwide extinction crisis. Abundant evidence shows that the current rate of species extinctions is nearing its highest level since the asteroid collision 65 million years ago, and that humans are largely responsible. This book addresses the urgent need to understand and find solutions to this crisis. Written by an international team of contributors who are among the best-known and most active experimental biologists working in the field of conservation biology today, it provides a unique approach by focusing on individual species rather than whole plant and animal communities. Emphasizing throughout how conservation biology can benefit from an experimental approach, the book looks at a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic species--from giant pandas and tree snails to sea turtles and Steller sea lions--and demonstrates what can be done both to preserve rare species and to combat invasive organisms. Finally, contributors show how we can bridge the gap between policy makers and research scientists in order to develop lasting solutions to these problems.
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Malcolm S. Gordon, Professor of Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, is coauthor of Invasions of the Land: The Transitions of Organisms from Aquatic to Terrestrial Life (1995) and of Animal Physiology: Principles and Adaptations (fourth edition 1982), among other books. Soraya M. Bartol is a Postdoctoral Investigator in the Biology Department of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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captive kiwi, nutritional stress hypothesis, northern brown kiwi, female kakapo, native propagules, conservation endocrinology, sawdust addition, internesting interval, amphibian population declines, specialized natural enemies, achatinelline snails, juvenile iguanas, exotic annual grasses, transfrontier parks, propagule pressure, bullfrog larvae, basal corticosterone levels, aerobic dive limits, tree invasions, rock iguanas, declining amphibian populations, alien plant invasions, biological control projects, native forbs, native perennial grasses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, South Africa, Fort Irwin, United States, Kruger National Park, New York, University of California, Gulf of Alaska, Van Driesche, Forrester Island, Restoration of Native Plants, North America, Island Press, Bering Sea, Department of the Interior, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Alaska Sea Grant, Cambridge University Press, Costa Rica, Critically Cyclura, Making Wildlife Research More Meaningful, Sierra Nevada, Academic Press, Conservation of Hawaiian Tree Snails, Department of Conservation New!
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We are living in the relatively early stages of a worldwide biological extinction event. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
captive kiwi, nutritional stress hypothesis, northern brown kiwi, female kakapo, native propagules, conservation endocrinology, sawdust addition, internesting interval, amphibian population declines, specialized natural enemies, achatinelline snails, juvenile iguanas, exotic annual grasses, transfrontier parks, propagule pressure, bullfrog larvae, basal corticosterone levels, aerobic dive limits, tree invasions, rock iguanas, declining amphibian populations, alien plant invasions, biological control projects, native forbs, native perennial grasses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, South Africa, Fort Irwin, United States, Kruger National Park, New York, University of California, Gulf of Alaska, Van Driesche, Forrester Island, Restoration of Native Plants, North America, Island Press, Bering Sea, Department of the Interior, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Alaska Sea Grant, Cambridge University Press, Costa Rica, Critically Cyclura, Making Wildlife Research More Meaningful, Sierra Nevada, Academic Press, Conservation of Hawaiian Tree Snails, Department of Conservation New!
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- Biological Control by Roy Van Driesche on 8 pages
- West Indian Iguanas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan by Allison Alberts on 5 pages
- Biological Control: Measures of Success by G. Gurr on page 229, page 230, and page 236
- Nontarget Effects of Biological Control by Peter A. Follett on page 232, page 233, and page 235
- Evaluating Indirect Ecological Effects of Biological Control by Eric Wajnberg on page 230, page 231, and page 235
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