Protecting life on Earth : an introduction to the science of conservation /

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Written to be accessible to any college-level reader, Protecting Life on Earth offers a non-technical, yet comprehensive introduction to the growing field of conservation science. This multifaceted exploration of our current biodiversity crisis delivers vivid examples throughout, including features...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marchetti, Michael P.
Other Authors: Moyle, Peter B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Series:Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
Subjects:
Wildlife conservation > Textbooks.
Ecology > Textbooks.
NATURE > Endangered Species.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Ecology.
Wildlife conservation.
Textbooks.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Environmental history
  • Variation, natural selection, and evolution
  • Species : the basic unit of conservation
  • Climate and global patterns of distribution
  • Ecology : individuals and populations
  • Ecology : communities and ecosystems
  • Biodiversity and extinction
  • Value, economics, and the tragedy of the commons
  • Conservation science
  • Conservation and the legal system : USA
  • Invasive species and conservation
  • Restoration ecology
  • Conservation in action.

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