A Primer of Conservation Biology , Fifth Edition incorporates background, theory, and examples in a lively and readable text that will appeal to a wide audience and stimulate interest in conservation biology. The book provides the most up-to-date perspective on many high-profile issues in the field, such as sustainable development, global warming, payments for ecosystem services, and strategies to save species on the verge of extinction.
The Primer is divided into nine chapters, focusing successively on biological diversity and its value, the threats to biological diversity, conservation at the population and species levels, protecting, managing and restoring ecosystems, and sustainable development. The book provides many examples of successful conservation approaches, such as one involving sea turtles in Brazil, and ends with suggestions for a future agenda. Throughout, the choice of examples is well balanced to show the full range of species, ecosystems, and geographic areas of the world. These examples are also selected to demonstrate the controversies in the field, and stimulate thought and discussion. The links between conservation biology and environmental law, environmental economics, philosophy, social sciences and anthropology, park management, and government policy are clearly presented.
The book is very well illustrated in color. The reader-friendly text is backed by an extensive bibliography (covering literature through 2012) and a glossary. There is an annotated list of suggested readings, a summary, and discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Key conservation organizations and their websites are presented in an Appendix.
A Primer of Conservation Biology is ideally suited for use in short undergraduate courses, either as a stand-alone text or supplemented by outside readings. It can also be used effectively as a supplemental resource in courses in introductory biology, general ecology, population biology, environmental science, and wildlife management. Its broad perspective, concise format, and appealing writing style make the Primer the perfect choice for students, professionals, government policymakers, and others who are eager to learn more about conservation biology. These same qualities give the book a strong appeal to students whose first language is not English.

Primack, Richard B.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

United States, United States of America

1st Edition, 1995

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-267) and index.

topic: Conservation biology

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Preface
2. (p2) Acknowledgments
3. (p3) CHAPTER 1. Conservation Biology and Biological Diversity
3.1. (p4) Interdisciplinary Conservation Methods: A Case Study
3.2. (p5) What Is Conservation Biology?
3.3. (p6) What Is Biological Diversity?
3.4. (p7) The Distribution of Biological Diversity
3.5. (p8) Extinction and Economics: Losing Something of Value
3.6. (p9) Direct Economic Values
3.7. (p10) Indirect Economic Values
3.8. (p11) Ethical Considerations
4. (p12) CHAPTER 2. Threats to Biological Diversity
4.1. (p13) Rates of Extinction
4.2. (p14) Causes of Extinction
4.3. (p15) Habitat Destruction
4.4. (p16) Habitat Fragmentation
4.5. (p17) Habitat Degradation and Pollution
4.6. (p18) Overexploitation
4.7. (p19) Introductions of Exotic Species
4.8. (p20) Increased Spread of Disease
4.9. (p21) Vulnerability to Extinction
5. (p22) CHAPTER 3. Conservation at the Population and Species Levels
5.1. (p23) The Problems of Small Populations
5.2. (p24) Natural History and Autecology
5.3. (p25) Establishment of New Populations
5.4. (p26) Ex Situ Conservation Strategies
5.5. (p27) Conservation Categories of Species
5.6. (p28) Legal Protection of Species
6. (p29) CHAPTER 4. Conservation at the Community Level
6.1. (p30) Protected Areas
6.2. (p31) Establishing Priorities for Protection
6.3. (p32) Designing Protected Areas
6.4. (p33) Managing Protected Areas
6.5. (p34) Conservation Outside Protected Areas
6.6. (p35) Restoration Ecology
7. (p36) CHAPTER 5. Conservation and Sustainable Development
7.1. (p37) Government Action
7.2. (p38) Traditional Societies and Biological Diversity
7.3. (p39) International Approaches to Conservation and Sustainable Development
7.4. (p40) An Agenda for the Future
8. (p41) APPENDIX. Selected Environmental Organizations and Sources of Information
9. (p42) Bibliography
10. (p43) Index

theme: Conservation biology

2023-06-28