Conservation science : balancing the needs of people and nature / Peter Kareiva, the Nature Conservancy, Michelle Marvier, Santa Clara University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kareiva, Peter M., 1951- author.

Marvier, Michelle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation biology.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 642 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W.H. Freeman, Macmillan Learning, [2017]

Summary:

"Conservation Science was primarily written primarily for undergraduates and beginning graduate students who are interested either in academic careers or working in conservation at government agencies, non-governmental organizations, or international institutions."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Humans are the dominant ecological force

Biodiversity and extinction

Ecosystem services : accounting for nature's value

Policy responses to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation

Protected areas : a cornerstone of conservation

Conservation planning and priorities

The perils of small populations

Population size, trend, and viability

Assessing threats and choosing conservation actions

Islands of nature and the role of dispersal

Restoration and reintroduction : measures of last resort

Adaptive management and evidence-based conservation

Reversing global deforestation and forest degradation

Balancing agriculture and conservation

Maintaining sustainable marine fisheries

Managing fresh water for people and nature

Getting practical about introduced species

Climate change demands new conservation strategies

Making conservation a success story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-619) and index.

ISBN:

9781319146719

1319146716

OCLC:

1016979074

Publisher Number:

99977922694