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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Cover -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Section 1: Reproducibility, bias, and objectivity in conservation science -- 1 Uncomfortable questions and inconvenient data in conservation science -- Peter Kareiva and Michelle Marvier -- 2 The thin ice of simplicity in environmental and conservation assessments -- Moana McClellan and Ian P. Davies -- Section 2: Challenges to foundational premises in conservation -- 3 The value of ecosystem services: What is the evidence? -- Linus Blomqvist and R. David Simpson |
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4 Are local losses of biodiversity causing degraded ecosystem function?Mark Vellend -- 5 Forty years of bias in habitat fragmentation research -- Lenore Fahrig -- 6 Introduced species are not always the enemy of conservation -- Martin A. Schlaepfer -- 7 Novel ecosystems: Canâ#x80;#x99;t we just pretend theyâ#x80;#x99;re not there? -- Richard J. Hobbs -- 8 What is the evidence for planetary tipping points? -- Barry W. Brook, Erle C. Ellis, and Jessie C. Buettel -- 9 Adaptability: As important in conservation organizations as it is in species |
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Paul R. Armsworth, Eric R. Larson, and Alison G. Boyer10 Food webs with humans: In name only? -- Emma C. Fuller -- Section 3: Iconic conservation tales: Sorting truth from fiction -- 11 Global agricultural expansion: The sky isnâ#x80;#x99;t falling (yet) -- Jonathan R.B. Fisher -- 12 A good story: Media bias in trophic cascade research in Yellowstone National Park -- Emma Marris -- 13 From Silent Spring to The Frog of War: The forgotten role of natural history in conservation science -- David K. Skelly |
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14 How a mistaken ecological narrative could be undermining orangutan conservationErik Meijaard -- 15 Fealty to symbolism is no way to save salmon -- Peter Kareiva and Valerie Carranza -- 16 Genetically modified crops: Frankenfood or environmental boon? -- Michelle Marvier -- 17 When â#x80;#x9C;sustainableâ#x80;#x9D; fishing isnâ#x80;#x99;t -- Kristin N. Marshall and Phillip S. Levin -- 18 Science communication is receiving a lot of attention, but thereâ#x80;#x99;s room to improve -- Yuta J. Masuda and Tim Scharks -- Section 4: Questioning accepted strategies and interventions |
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19 Overfishing: Can we provide food from the sea and protect biodiversity?Ray Hilborn -- 20 Rehabilitating sea otters: Feeling good versus being effective -- James A. Estes and M. Tim Tinker -- 21 Planning for climate change without climate projections? -- Joshua J. Lawler and Julia Michalak -- 22 Is â#x80;#x9C;no net loss of biodiversityâ#x80;#x9D; a good idea? -- Martine Maron -- 23 Replacing underperforming nature reserves -- Richard A. Fuller and James E.M. Watson -- 24 Conservation in the real world: Pragmatism does not equal surrender |
| Summary |
The hope is that this book will lead to greater conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity by harnessing the engine of constructive scientific scepticism in service of better results |
| Notes |
""Joseph M. Kiesecker, Kei Sochi, Jeff Evans, Michael Heiner, Christina M. Kennedy, and James R. Oakleaf"" |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Conservation biology.
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Conservation biology
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Marvier, Michelle
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Silliman, Brian R., 1972-
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| ISBN |
9780192536662 |
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0192536664 |
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