Fundamentals of conservation biology - Softcover

HUNTER, Malcolm L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865423717 ISBN 13: 9780865423718

Publisher: Blackwell Science, 1995

Synopsis

This outstanding volume introduces and explains the concept of conservation biology, the applied science of maintaining the earth's biological diversity. Addresses the social, political, and economic issues in a manner that can be readily understood by people outside of the field who are concerned about the future of our planet and its inhabitants.

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From the Back Cover:

The conservation of biodiversity is one of the most important issues facing the world today. In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new coauthor James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations.

Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book goes on to contend with some of the subject’s most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. Discussions of the social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology issues are both interwoven throughout the text and addressed independently in their own chapters. This new edition has been thoroughly revised with more than 750 new references, web links to many of the organizations involved in conservation biology, and striking full-color figures, photographs, and maps. Hunter and Gibbs have created a context in which the principles of conservation biology can be readily understood and applied to managing real world populations and ecosystems. Artwork from the book is available to instructors at www.blackwellpublishing.com/hunter

About the Author:

Malcolm Hunter is the Libra Professor of Conservation Biology and Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine, Orono. He is also the former President of the Society for Conservation Biology.

James Gibbs is Associate Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Science
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0865423717
• ISBN 13: 9780865423718
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 482