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Last Stand : Protected Areas and the Defense of Tropical Biodiversity.
Tropical rain forests have been reduced to half of their original area, with a consequent loss of biodiversity. This work looks at how this has happened and what the consequences may be. It emphasizes strategies that have been successful in stemming the loss of plant and animal inhabitants.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why.
- 9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.