Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications - Softcover

Van Dyke, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9048177537 ISBN 13: 9789048177530

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

Presenting key information and well-selected examples, this student-friendly volume integrates the science of conservation biology with its implications for ethics, law, policy and economics. It represents a major new text for anyone interested in conservation.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Fred Van Dyke’s new textbook, Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, 2nd Edition represents a major new text for anyone interested in conservation. Drawing on his experience as a conservation biologist, college teacher, and successful textbook author, Van Dyke’s organizational clarity and readable style make this book an invaluable resource for students in conservation around the globe.

Presenting key information and well-selected examples, this student-friendly volume carefully integrates the science of conservation biology with its implications for ethics, law, policy and economics. In addition to rigorous examination of the scientific theory supporting conservation biology and its applications, this unique book includes a number of features which set it apart from others. These include its chapters on aquatic conservation, landscape ecology, and ecosystem management, and its direct explanation and invitation to students on how to enter the work of conservation as a professional and personal vocation.

Aimed primarily at undergraduates studying courses in conservation and conservation biology, this book will also be useful to practicing conservationists and natural resource managers.

About the Author:

Fred Van Dyke is a professor of biology at Wheaton College (Illinois). He has previously served on the faculties of Northwestern College (Iowa) and the Au Sable Institute for Environmental Studies, as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, as a scientific and professional consultant to the U. S. National Park Service, the U. S. Forest Service, the Pew Charitable Trust, and to various private environmental and conservation consultants. He is the author of numerous publications on animal home range and habitat use, management and conservation of animal populations, management of successional processes to conserve habitat, and conservation values and ethics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9048177537
• ISBN 13: 9789048177530
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 508