- Bib ID:
- 2905598
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Primack, Richard B., 1950-
- Description:
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- Sunderland, Mass., U.S.A. : Sinauer Associates, c1993
- 564 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0878937226
- Full contents:
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- 1. What Is Conservation Biology?
- 2. What Is Biological Diversity?
- 3. Where Is Biological Diversity Found?
- 4. Loss of Biological Diversity
- 5. Vulnerability to Extinction
- 6. Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, and Degradation
- 7. Exotic Species Introductions, Disease, and Overexploitation
- 8. Direct Economic Values of Diversity
- 9. Indirect Economic Values
- 10. The Ethical Value of Biological Diversity
- 11. The Problems of Small Populations
- 12. Population Biology of Endangered Species
- 13. Establishing Protected Areas
- 14. Designing Protected Areas
- 15. Managing Protected Areas
- 16. Outside Protected Areas: Working with People and Restoring the Environment
- 17. Ex Situ Conservation Strategies
- 18. Establishing New Populations
- 19. How Are Species and Habitats Legally Protected?
- 20. International Agreements
- 21. International Funding
- 22. An Agenda for the Future
- Appendix: Selected Sources of Information and Activities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-547) and index.
- Subject:
- Conservation biology
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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