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Conservation Biology Foundations, Concepts, Applications /

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science. In this, the Third Edition of the highly successful Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, the authors address their interdiscipli...

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Main Authors: Van Dyke, Fred. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lamb, Rachel L. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:3rd ed. 2020.
Subjects:
Biodiversity.
Animal ecology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Nature conservation.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Animal Ecology.
Conservation Biology/Ecology.
Nature Conservation.
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39534-6
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Authors
  • List of Reviewers
  • Chapter 1. The History and Distinctions of Conservation Biology
  • Chapter 2. Biodiversity: Concept, Measurement, and Management
  • Chapter 3. Human Presence and the Need for Conservation
  • Chapter 4. Climate Change and its Impact on Conservation
  • Chapter 5. Conservation Genetics
  • Chapter 6. The Conservation of Populations: Theory, Analysis, Application
  • Chapter 7. The Conservation of Terrestrial Habitat and Landscapes
  • Chapter 8. The Conservation of Aquatic Systems
  • Chapter 9. Conservation Through Ecosystem Management
  • Chapter 10. Values and Ethics in Conservation
  • Chapter 11. Conservation Economics and Sustainable Development
  • Chapter 12. The Legal Foundations of Conservation Biology
  • Chapter 13. Conservation as Vocation
  • Index.

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