Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-619) and index.
Contents:
Humans are the dominant ecological force -- Biodiversity and extinction -- Ecosystem services : accounting for nature's value -- Policy responses to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation -- Protected areas : a cornerstone of conservation -- Conservation planning and priorities -- The perils of small populations -- Population size, trend, and viability -- Assessing threats and choosing conservation actions -- Islands of nature and the role of dispersal -- Restoration and reintroduction : measures of last resort -- Adaptive management and evidence-based conservation -- Reversing global deforestation and forest degradation -- Balancing agriculture and conservation -- Maintaining sustainable marine fisheries -- Managing fresh water for people and nature -- Getting practical about introduced species -- Climate change demands new conservation strategies -- Making conservation a success story.
Summary:
"Conservation Science was primarily written primarily for undergraduates and beginning graduate students who are interested either in academic careers or working in conservation at government agencies, non-governmental organizations, or international institutions."--Publisher's description.
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