| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-340) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Natural world 3 -- Chapter 2 Major world ecosystems 19 -- Chapter 3 Human impact 53 -- Chapter 4 Effects of habitat destruction 76 -- Chapter 5 Effects of habitat disturbance 102 -- Chapter 6 Non-sustainable use 124 -- Chapter 7 Rise of conservation biology 141 -- Chapter 8 Selecting protected areas 150 -- Chapter 9 Design and management of protected areas 173 -- Chapter 10 Protecting species. I. In situ conservation 199 -- Chapter 11 Protecting species. II. Ex situ conservation and reintroduction 227 -- Chapter 12 Landscape scale conservation 252 -- Chapter 13 Conserving the evolutionary process (a longer-term view of conservation) 270 -- Chapter 14 Ecological restoration 284 -- Chapter 15 Putting the science in to practice 305. |
| Summary |
This text introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity, incorporating biological principles in the design of effective strategies for the sustainable management of populations, species and ecosystems. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Conservation biology.
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Conservation biology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Biodiversidade.
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Biologia.
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Biologie.
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Conservação biológica.
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Natuurbehoud.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pullin, Andrew S. Conservation biology. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521642841 0521644828 (DLC) 2001037844 (OCoLC)47240722 |
| ISBN |
0511077629 (electronic book) |
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9780511077623 (electronic book) |
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0511074514 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511074516 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511170505 (electronic book) |
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9780511170508 (electronic book) |
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9781139051927 (electronic book) |
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113905192X (electronic book) |
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0511076053 (electronic book) |
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9780511076053 (electronic book) |
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0521642841 (Cloth) |
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9780521642842 |
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0521644828 |
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9780521644822 |
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