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Conserving living natural resources : in the context of a changing world /
Conserving Living Natural Resources is an introductory textbook for students of conservation biology and resource management. It presents the historical and conceptual contexts of three seminal approaches to the management of living natural resources: utilitarian management for harvest of featured s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. management to maximize production of features species
- a utilitarian approach to conservation
- Historical context
- the commodification of resources and the foundations of utilitarian resource management
- Central concepts
- population growth and interactions between populations
- Central concepts
- habitats
- Techniques
- harvest management
- Techniques
- habitat management
- Techniques
- management to minimize conflict between pest species and people
- pt. II. Protection and restoration of populations and habitats
- a preservationist approach to conservation
- Historical context
- the rise or environmental concerns
- Central concepts
- the causes of extinction
- Techniques
- protecting and restoring species
- Techniques
- protecting and restoring ecosystems
- pt. III. Management to maintain processes and structure
- a sustainable-ecosystem approach to conservation
- Historical context
- pressures to move beyond protection of species and reserves
- Central concepts
- the flux of nature
- Techniques
- conserving processes and contexts
- Techniques
- including people in the conservation process.