This important new book addresses key topics in contemporary conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team of authors, Key Topics in Conservation Biology explores cutting-edge issues in modern biodiversity conservation, including controversial subjects such as rarity and prioritization, conflict between people and wildlife, the human aspect of conservation, the relevance of animal welfare, and the role of nongovernment organizations. Key Topics also tackles the management of wildlife diseases, and examines the impact of bushmeat extraction and the role of hunting in the conservationist's toolbox. Other essays explore basic tools of conservation biology, such as computer modeling, conservation genetics, metapopulation processes, and the ingenious use of hi-tech equipment. Each topic is explored by three top international experts, assembled to bring their 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 embraces the issues from cutting-edge ecological science to policy, environmental economics, governance, ethics, and the practical issues of implementation. Key Topics in Conservation Biology will 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 those taking Masters degrees in any field relevant to conservation. Conservation practitioners, policy-makers, and the wider general public eager to understand more about important environmental issues will also find this book invaluable.
| ISBN | 1405122498 | | Pages | 328 | | ISBN13 | 9781405122498
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 638 | | Imprint | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 247 | | Publication date | 26 May 2006 | | Width (mm) | 170 | | Library of Congress | 2006001711 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 333.9516 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 1 | | The pathology of biodiversity loss : the practice of conservation by C. R. Dickman and S. L. Pimm and M. Cardillo | | 1 |
| 2 | | Prioritizing choices in conservation by G. M. Mace and H. P. Possingham and N. Leader-Williams | | 17 |
| 3 | | What is biodiversity worth? : economics as a problem and a solution by D. Pearce and S. Hecht and F. Vorhies | | 35 |
| 4 | | Impacts of modern molecular genetic techniques on conservation biology by E. Geffen and G. Luikart and R. S. Waples | | 46 |
| 5 | | The role of metapopulations in conservation by H. R. Akcakaya and G. Mills and C. P. Doncaster | | 64 |
| 6 | | Managing biodiversity in the light of climate change : current biological effects and future impacts by T. L. Root and D. Liverman and C. Newman | | 85 |
| 7 | | Technology in conservation : a boon but with small print by S. A. Ellwood and R. P. Wilson and A. C. Addison | | 105 |
| 8 | | Animal welfare and conservation : measuring stress in the wild by G. McLaren and C. Bonacic and A. Rowan | | 120 |
| 9 | | Does modelling have a role in conservation? by M. S. Boyce and S. P. Rushton and T. Lynam | | 134 |
| 10 | | Conservation in the tropics : evolving roles for governments, international donors and non-government organizations by S. Cobb and J. Ginsberg and J. Thomsen | | 145 |
| 11 | | Do parasites matter? : infectious diseases and the conservation of host populations by P. Riordan and P. Hudson and S. Albon | | 156 |
| 12 | | The nature of the beast : using biological processes in vertebrate pest management by S. Baker and G. Singleton and R. Smith | | 173 |
| 13 | | Introduced species and the line between biodiversity conservation and naturalistic eugenics by D. W. MacDonald and C. M. King and R. Strachan | | 186 |
| 14 | | Bushmeat : the challenge of balancing human and wildlife needs in African moist tropical forests by J. E. Fa and L. Albrechtsen and D. Brown | | 206 |
| 15 | | Does sport hunting benefit conservation? by A. J. Loveridge and J. C. Reynolds and E. J. Milner-Gulland | | 222 |
| 16 | | Can farming and wildlife coexist? by R. E. Feber and E. J. Asteraki and L. G. Firbank | | 239 |
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'This is probably one of the best recent books on this area of work. It deserves the widest readership and should be a 'must-buy' text for the library both institutional and personal.' British Ecological Society<!--end--> "The book is well edited...I highly recommend this well-written volume...it provides diverse essays that address conservation topics in a refreshing manner...good companion textbook." Quarterly Review of Biology "[T]he result is an authoritative yet accessible work, which should attract a diverse readership." Biologist "An excellent textbook describing various aspects of conservation science and practice ... .Greatly recommended." Folia Geobotanica
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