| Description |
xviii, 307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The pathology of biodiversity loss : the practice of conservation / C.R. Dickman, S.L. Pimm and M. Cardillo -- Prioritizing choices in conservation / G.M Mace, H.P. Possingham and N. Leader-Williams -- What is biodiversity worth? Economics as a problem and a solution / D. Pearce, S. Hecht and F. Vorhies -- Impacts of modern molecular genetic techniques on conservation biology / E. Geffen, G. Luikart and R.S. Waples -- The role of metapopulations in conservation / H.R. Akçakaya, G. Mills and C.P. Doncaster -- Managing biodiversity in the light of climate change : current biological effects and future impacts / T.L. Root, D. Liverman and C. Newman -- Technology in conservation : a boon but with small print / S.A. Ellwood, R.P. Wilson and A.C. Addison -- Animal welfare and conservation : measuring stress in the wild / G. McLaren, C. Bonacic and A. Rowan -- Does modelling have a role in conservation? / M.S. Boyce, S.P. Rushton and T. Lynam -- Conservation in the tropics : evolving roles for governments, international donors and non-government organizations / S. Cobb, J. Ginsberg and J. Thomsen -- Do parasites matter? Infectious diseases and the conservation of host populations / P. Riordan, P. Hudson and S. Albon -- The nature of the beast : using biological processes in vertebrate pest management / S. Baker, G. Singleton and R. Smith -- Introduced species and the line between biodiversity conservation and naturalistic eugenics / D.W. Macdonald, C.M. King and R. Strachan -- Bushmeat : the challenge of balancing human and wildlife needs in African moist tropical forests / J.E. Fa, L. Albrechtsen and D. Brown -- Does sport hunting benefit conservation? / A.J. Loveridge, J.C. Reynolds and E.J. Milner-Gulland -- Can farming and wildlife coexist? / R.E. Feber, E.J. Asteraki and L.G. Firbank -- Living with wildlife : the roots of conflict and the solutions / C. Sillero-Zubiri, R. Sukumar and A. Treves -- Principles, practices and priorities : the quest for 'alignment' / D.W. Macdonald, N.M. Collins and R. Wrangham. |
| Subject |
Conservation biology.
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| Added Author |
Macdonald, David W. (David Whyte)
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Service, Katrina.
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| ISBN |
1405122498 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781405122498 paperback alkaline paper |
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