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Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 (Paperback)
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Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 (Paperback)
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Following the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key
Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume
addresses an innovative array of key topics in contemporary
conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team
of authors, Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 adds to the still
topical foundations laid in the first volume (published in 2007) by
exploring a further 25 cutting-edge issues in modern biodiversity
conservation, including controversial subjects such as setting
conservation priorities, balancing the focus on species and
ecosystems, and financial mechanisms to value biodiversity and pay
for its conservation. Other chapters, setting the framework for
conservation, address the sociology and philosophy of peoples
relation with Nature and its impact on health, and such challenging
practical issues as wildlife trade and conflict between people and
carnivores. As a new development, this second volume of Key Topics
includes chapters on major ecosystems, such as forests, islands and
both fresh and marine waters, along with case studies of the
conservation of major taxa: plants, butterflies, birds and mammals.
A further selection of topics consider how to safeguard the future
through monitoring, reserve planning, corridors and connectivity,
together with approaches to reintroduction and re-wilding, along
with managing wildlife disease. A final chapter, by the editors,
synthesises thinking on the relationship between biodiversity
conservation and human development. Each topic is explored by a
team of top international experts, assembled to bring their own
cross-cutting knowledge to a penetrating synthesis of the issues
from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The
interdisciplinary nature of biodiversity conservation is reflected
throughout the book. Each essay examines the fundamental principles
of the topic, the methodologies involved and, crucially, the human
dimension. In this way, Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2, like
its sister volume, Key Topics in Conservation Biology, embraces
issues from cutting-edge ecological science to policy,
environmental economics, governance, ethics, and the practical
issues of implementation. Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2
will, like its sister volume, be a valuable resource in
universities and colleges, government departments, and conservation
agencies. It is aimed particularly at senior undergraduate and
graduate students in conservation biology and wildlife management
and wider ecological and environmental subjects, and those taking
Masters degrees in any field relevant to conservation and the
environment. Conservation practitioners, policy-makers, and the
wider general public eager to understand more about important
environmental issues will also find this book invaluable.
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