Essentials of Conservation Biology - Softcover

Richard B. Primack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878937218 ISBN 13: 9780878937219

Publisher: Sinauer Associates, 1998

Synopsis

Essentials of Conservation Biology, Second Edition is an updated and improved version of the successful first edition, and includes current examples, study questions and the latest literature. It combines theory and research findings to explain links between conservation biology and environmental economics, ethics, law and the social sciences. Dr Primack stresses how local people, the general public and governments can all play a part in protecting biological diversity. He further emphasizes the need for sustainable development--providing for human needs without harming biodiversity. Clearly written, beautifully illustrated and with over 1,000 bibliographic references, this broadly based book will be enjoyed by not only biology undergraduates and graduates but also students and researchers in other disciplines.

About this title

About the Author:

RICHARD B. PRIMACK is a Professor in the Biology Department at Boston University, USA, and the former Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Programme. He received his B.A. at Harvard University in 1972 and his Ph.D. at Duke University in 1976. He then completed postdoctoral fellowships and a sabbatical leave at the University of Canterbury and Harvard University. He is currently Editor of the journal Biological Conservation and a past President of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Review:

"...brings together a vast amount of information within this discipline by elegantly blending fact, theory, opinion, and approach." -- René van der Wal, Écoscience

About this edition

• Publisher: Sinauer Associates
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0878937218
• ISBN 13: 9780878937219
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 660