Last stand : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kramer, Randall A.

Schaik, Carel van.

Johnson, Julie.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity conservation--Tropics.

Biodiversity conservation.

Conservation biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the past century, tropical rain forests have been reduced to about half of their original area, with a consequent loss of biodiversity. This book takes a close look at how this has happened and what the consequences may be, with an emphasis on those strategies that have proven successful in stemming the loss of plant and animal inhabitants.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why

9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756080-6

1-280-52795-1

9786610527953

0-19-535733-7

1-4294-1588-6

OCLC:

476008479