A Primer of Conservation Biology

Primack, Richard B.

ISBN 10: 0878937323 ISBN 13: 9780878937325

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

This text introduces the key elements of the dynamic, multidisciplinary field of conservation biology. In a concise format, the "Primer" highlights the material treated in detail in the 1998 textbook "Essentials of Conservation Biology", second edition. It incorporates background, theory, and examples in a lively and readable text that should appeal to a wide audience and stimulate interest consevation biology. The book provides perspectives on issues in the field such as sustainable development, the effectiveness of conservation laws and treaties, the design of conservation areas, classification of conservation threats, and strategies to save species on the verge of extinction.

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Contents
PART 1: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Interdisciplinary Conservation Methods: A Case Study

What Is Conservation Biology?

What Is Biological Diversity?

The Distribution of Biological Diversity

Extinction and Economics: Losing Something of Value

Direct Economic Values

Indirect Economic Values

Ethical Considerations

Summary

PART 2: THREATS TO BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Rates of Extinction

Causes of Extinction

Habitat Fragmentation

Habitat Degradation and Pollution

Overexploitation

Exotic Species

Disease

Vulnerability to Extinction

Summary

PART 3: CONSERVATION AT THE POPULATION AND SPECIES LEVELS

The Problems of Small Populations

Natural History and Ecology

Establishment of New Populations

Ex Situ Conservation Strategies

Conservation Categories of Species

Legal Protection of Species

Summary

PART 4: CONSERVATION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL

Protected Areas

Establishing Priorities for Protection

Designing Protected Areas

Managing Protected Areas

Conservation Outside Protected Areas

Restoration Ecology

Summary

PART 5: CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Government Action

Traditional Societies and Biological Diversity

International Approaches to Conservation and Sustainable Development

An Agenda for the Future

Summary

Book Description:

Provides the most up-to-date perspective on many high-profile issues in the field of conservation biology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0878937323
• ISBN 13: 9780878937325
• Binding: Textbook Binding
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 246