Key Topics in Conservation Biology

by Editor: David Macdonald (University of Oxford); Editor: Katrina Service (University of East London)

• ISBN13: 9781444309065
• ISBN10: 1444309064
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Thomas R. Davenport, M. A., is with the English Department at Barron Collier High School and teaches SAT Prep, ACT Prep, and AP English Prep. He is a member of the Florida Department of Education's Reading Content Advisory Committee.

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Contributors

List of Boxes

The Pathology of Biodiversity Loss: the Practice of Conservation

Prioritizing Choices in Conservation

What is Biodiversity Worth? Economics as a Problem and a Solution

Impacts of Modern Molecular Genetic Techniques on Conservation Biology

The Role of Metapopulations in Conservation

Managing Biodiversity in the Light of Climate Change: Current Biological Effects and Future Impacts

Technology in Conservation: a Boon but with Small Print

Animal Welfare and Conservation: Measuring Stress in the Wild

Does Modelling have a Role in Conservation?

Conservation in the Tropics: Evolving Roles for Governments, International Donors and Non-governement Organizations

Do Parasites Matter? Infectious Diseases and the Conservation of Host Populations

The Nature of the Beast: Using Biological Processes in Vertebrate Pest Management

Introduced Species and the Line between Biodiversity Conservation and Naturalistic Eugenics

Bushmeat: the Challenge of Balancing Human and Wildlife Needs in African Moist Tropical Forests

Does Sport Hunting Benefit Conservation?

Can Farming and Wildlife Coexist?

Living with Wildlife: the Roots of Conflict and the Solutions

Principles, Practice and Priorities: the Quest for Alignment

Index

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