Conservation of exploited species / edited by John D. Reynolds ... [and others]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, John D., Ph. D.

Series:

Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; 6.

Conservation biology ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endangered species.

Wildlife conservation.

Animals, Wild.

Conservation of Natural Resources.

Medical Subjects:

Animals, Wild.

Conservation of Natural Resources.

Physical Description:

xx, 524 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Explores the biology and conservation of species harvested from the wild.

Contents:

Exploitation as a conservation issue / Georgina M. Mace, John D. Reynolds

Can we exploit sustainably? / Donald Ludwig

The gospel of maximum sustainable yield in fisheries management : birth, crucifixion and reincarnation / André E. Punt, Anthony D.M. Smith

Sustainable exploitation of fluctuating populations / Russell Lande, Bernt-Erik Sæther, Steinar Engen

The exploitation of spatially structured populations / E.J. Milner-Gulland

The conservation of exploited species in an uncertain world : novel methods and the failure of traditional techniques / Paul R. Wade

Life histories of fishes and population responses to exploitation / John D. Reynolds, Simon Jennings, Nicholas K. Dulvy

Mammalian life histories and responses of populations to exploitation / Andy Purvis

Trade of live wild birds : potentials, principles and practices of sustainable use / Steven R. Beissinger

Game vertebrate extraction in African and neotropical forests : an intercontinental comparison / John E. Fa, Carlos A. Peres

Lessons from the plant kingdom for conservation of exploited species / Charles M. Peters

The role of behaviour in studying sustainable exploitation / William J. Sutherland, Jennifer A. Gill

The Allee effect : a barrier to recovery by exploited species / Christopher W. Petersen, Don R. Levitan

Life histories and sustainable harvesting / Hanna Kokko, Jan Lindström, Esa Ranta

Phenotypic and genetic changes due to selective exploitation / Richard Law

An ecosystem perspective on conserving targeted and non-targeted species / Michel J. Kaiser, Simon Jennings

The half-empty forest : sustainable use and the ecology of interactions / Kent H. Redford, Peter Feinsinger

Sustainable use and pest control in conservation : kangaroos as a case study / Gordon C. Grigg, Anthony R. Pople

Conservation and resource use in Arctic ecosystems / Anne Gunn

Conservation out of exploitation : a silk purse from a sow's ear? / Jon Hutton, Barney Dickson

Getting the biology right in a political sort of way / Steven Sanderson

Using "sustainable use" approaches to conserve exploited populations / John G. Robinson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521782163

0521787335

OCLC:

47354906