Conservation of Exploited Species: 6 (Conservation Biology, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521782163 ISBN 13: 9780521782166

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The use of wildlife for food and other human needs poses one of the greatest threats to the conservation of biodiversity. Wildlife exploitation is also critically important to many people from a variety of cultures for subsistence and commerce. This book brings together international experts to examine interactions between the biology of wildlife and the divergent goals of people involved in hunting, fishing, gathering and culling wildlife. Reviews of theory show how sustainable exploitation is tied to the study of population dynamics, with direct links to reproductive rates, life histories, behaviour and ecology. As such theory is rarely put into practice to achieve sustainable use and effective conservation, Conservation of Exploited Species explores the many reasons for this failure and considers remedies to tackle them, including scientific issues such as how to incorporate uncertainty into estimations, as well as social and political problems that stem from conflicting goals in exploitation.

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Review

'... this important volume will suggest where conservation needs to go from here.' Ian Powell, Biologist

'... a very useful text which is well-written and stimulating.' British Ecological Society's Teaching Ecology Group Newsletter

'... anyone concerned with applied ecology and conservation will find this book of interest ... should find a home on the shelf of any conservation biologist, and brings together valuable insights and fascinating case studies that will be useful in university courses on ecology, conservation and population dynamics.' Tony J. Pitcher, Environmental Conservation

'... an excellent resource, and will be a key reference in my own teaching.' TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution

Book Description

Wildlife exploitation for food and other human needs poses one of the greatest threats to the world's biodiversity. Conservation of Exploited Species explores the biology and conservation of species taken from the wild and discusses the balance between conservation goals and the different needs of people who depend on wildlife.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521782163
• ISBN 13: 9780521782166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 546
• Editor: Reynolds John D., Mace Georgina M., Redford Kent H., Robinson John G.