Description |
1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Series |
Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment |
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Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
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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 |
Summary |
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 on some of nature's most compelling wildlife. Beginning with a brief introduction to environmental history, the text introduces the central concepts of evolution and ecology, and covers several major issues related to the conservation of biodiversity including extinction, climate change, sustainabil |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Wildlife conservation -- Textbooks
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Ecology -- Textbooks
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NATURE -- Endangered Species.
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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Ecology
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Wildlife conservation
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Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Moyle, Peter B.
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LC no. |
2009050655 |
ISBN |
9780520947955 |
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0520947959 |
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1282660888 |
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9781282660885 |
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9786612660887 |
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6612660880 |
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