عنوان

Conservation biology :

(Number (ISBN

1468464264

(Number (ISBN

9781468464269

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b538922

Title Proper

Conservation biology :

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the theory and practice of nature conservation, preservation and management

First Statement of Responsibility

Peggy L. Fiedler and Subodh K. Jain, editors.

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[Place of publication not identified]

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Springer

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2013]

Text of Note

I The Natural Order.- 1 Species Richness in Plant Communities.- 2 Hierarchies of Cause: Toward an Understanding of Rarity in Vascular Plant Species.- 3 Peasant Farming Systems, Agricultural Modernization, and the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Latin America.- 4 The New Paradigm in Ecology: Implications for Conservation Biology Above the Species Level.- II Processes and Patterns of Change.- 5 Reptilian Extinctions: The Last Ten Thousand Years.- 6 Loss of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems: Evidence from Fish Faunas.- 7 Threats to Invertebrate Biodiversity: Implications for Conservation Strategies.- 8 Forest Fragmentation and the Conservation of Biological Diversity.- 9 Issues of Scale in Conservation Biology.- III Population Biology and Genetics.- 10 Stochastic Modeling of Extinction in Plant Populations.- 11 The Effects of Inbreeding on Isolated Populations: Are Minimum Viable Population Sizes Predictable?.- 12 Conservation of Asian Primates: Aspects of Genetics and Behavioral Ecology that Predict Vulnerability.- 13 Genetic and Demographic Considerations in the Sampling and Reintroduction of Rare Plants.- IV The Practice of Conservation, Preservation, and Management.- 14 Ecological Management of Sensitive Natural Areas.- 15 Park Protection and Public Roads.- 16 From Conservation Biology to Conservation Practice: Strategies for Protecting Plant Diversity.- 17 The Role of Ecological Restoration in Conservation Biology.- 18 Why Should We Conserve Species and Wildlands?.- Epilogue.

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Peggy L. Fiedler and Subodh K. Jain, editors.

Peggy Lee Fiedler

Subodh K Jain

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