Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
An east gate book
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East gate book.
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Note |
"An East Gate book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index. |
Contents |
China's wild west: geography is destiny -- The Chinese perception of wildlife -- Animals: wild, captive, and domestic -- Chinese legal institutions and wildlife -- Nature reserves: poor substitutes for comprehensive natural resource management -- Species stories -- Trophy hunting: opportunities squandered -- Chinese wildlife science -- A future for wildlife in western China -- App. Animals mentioned in the text. |
Summary |
What does the future hold for China's endangered wildlife? Drawing on 20 year's experience working in China, the leading U.S. expert on the subject incorporates perspectives ranging from biology to Chinese history and tradition to interpret wildlife conservation issues in a cultural context. |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Wildlife conservation -- China.
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Wildlife conservation. |
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China. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780765620576 (DLC) 2007001676 (OCoLC)78893303 |
ISBN |
9780765624437 (electronic book) |
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0765624435 (electronic book) |
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076562057X (cloth) |
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9780765620576 (cloth) |
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1282119583 |
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9781282119581 |
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