Conservation Biology

Foundations, Concepts, Applications
2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4020-6890-4
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 478 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 1479 g

Fred Van Dyke’s new textbook, Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, 2nd Edition, represents a major new text for anyone interested in conservation. Drawing on his vast experience, Van Dyke’s organizational clarity and readable style make this book an invaluable resource for students in conservation around the globe.

Presenting key information and well-selected examples, this student-friendly volume carefully integrates the science of conservation biology with its implications for ethics, law, policy and economics.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dyke, Fred Van

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The History and Distinctions of Conservation Biology.- Values and Ethics in Conservation.- The Legal Foundations of Conservation Biology.- Biodiversity: Concept, Measurement, and Challenge.- Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change.- Genetic Diversity – Understanding Conservation at Genetic Levels.- Genetic Management – Managing Genetic Diversity for Conservation Goals.- The Conservation of Populations: Concept, Theory, and Analysis.- Population Management and Restoration.- The Conservation of Habitat and Landscape.- The Conservation of Aquatic Systems.- Ecosystem Management.- Conservation Economics.- On Becoming a Conservation Biologist: The Things Textbooks Never Tell You.

Über Autor(innen)

Fred Van Dyke is a professor of biology at Wheaton College (Illinois). He has previously served on the faculties of Northwestern College (Iowa) and the Au Sable Institute for Environmental Studies, as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, as a scientific and professional consultant to the U. S. National Park Service, the U. S. Forest Service, the Pew Charitable Trust, and to various private environmental and conservation consultants. He is the author of numerous publications on animal home range and habitat use, management and conservation of animal populations, management of successional processes to conserve habitat, and conservation values and ethics.