Fred Van Dyke, Rachel L. Lamb

Conservation Biology (eBook, PDF)

Foundations, Concepts, Applications

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A current treatment of the science of conservation, emphasizing analysis, not description; assessment, not opinion; and syntheses, not summaries. A comprehensive integration of the contributions of ethics, economics, law, and policy to the understanding of conservation biology in practice, creating an intellectually unified understanding of the discipline, rather than disparate and unrelated chapters treating these areas as separate "topics." New contemporary case studies that capture the state of conservation biology today, and more attractive and colorful illustrations to enrich and enliven an already compelling text.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 613
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030395346
• Artikelnr.: 59843387

Autorenporträt

Fred Van Dyke is a conservation scientist, author, and consultant and former Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute, an environmental education and research organization located in northern Michigan, USA. Prior to his leadership of Au Sable, Fred served as Professor and Chair of the Biology Department at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, USA, and Director of Wheaton's Environmental Studies Program. Fred received his Ph.D. in environmental and forest biology from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York-Syracuse. He has served as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, a scientific and management consultant to the US National Park Service, and a consultant to government agencies and private industry in conservation research and management. His studies of wildlife ecology, plant ecology, restoration ecology, fire ecology and plant and animal response to environmental disturbance have been published innumerous international scientific journals and books

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Rachel L. Lamb is a University Flagship Fellow, Harvey Fellow, and PhD Candidate in Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). She also holds a Master of Public Policy and Master of Science in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from UMD. Rachel has worked for numerous agencies and organizations, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, A Rocha Peru, National Socio-Ecological Synthesis Research Center (SESYNC), Society for Conservation Biology, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Her current work focuses on the socio-economic applications of NASA Carbon Monitoring System products to advance climate-smart land-use with benefits for biodiversity. During the summers, she serves as a member of the faculty of the Au Sable Institute as an Assistant Professor, teaching courses in environmental law and policy as well as land use and resources policy. In 2015, Rachel was named a White House Champion of Change by the Obama Administration for her efforts in protecting our environment and communities from the effects of climate change.

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Inhaltsangabe

The History and Distinctions of Conservation Biology.- Values and Ethics in Conservation.- The Legal Foundations of Conservation Biology.- Biodiversity: Concept, Measurement, and Challenge.- Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change.- Genetic Diversity - Understanding Conservation at Genetic Levels.- Genetic Management - Managing Genetic Diversity for Conservation Goals.- The Conservation of Populations: Concept, Theory, and Analysis.- Population Management and Restoration.- The Conservation of Habitat and Landscape.- The Conservation of Aquatic Systems.- Ecosystem Management.- Conservation Economics.- On Becoming a Conservation Biologist: The Things Textbooks Never Tell You.

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the second edition: "This book ... give a unified approach to an interdisciplinary subject, discussing the historical, ethical, economical, and ecological basis of conservation biology. ... The overall mission of the textbook to provide undergraduates with a stimulating and accessible text is executed with great success. ... it finds a wide readership and is present in libraries of colleges and research institutes." (Mark Young, British Ecological Society, Vol. 39 (4), 2008)