Tropical Conservation Biology |
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Author:
| Sodhi, Navjot S. Brook, Barry W. Bradshaw, Corey J. A. |
ISBN: | 978-1-118-68747-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2013 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival.
- Includes case studies and interviews with prominent conservation scientists to help situate key concepts in a real world context
- Covers a broad...
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This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival.
- Includes case studies and interviews with prominent conservation scientists to help situate key concepts in a real world context
- Covers a broad range of topics including: the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival
- Highlights conservation successes in the region, and emphasizes the need to integrate social issues, such as human hunger, into a tangible conservation plan
- Documents the current state of the field as it looks for ways to predict future outcomes and lessen human impact
"Sodhi et al. have done a masterful job of compiling a great deal of literature from around the tropical realm, and they have laid out the book in a fruitful and straightforward manner...I plan to use it as a reference and as supplemental reading for several courses and I would encourage others to do the same." Ecology, 90(4), 2009, pp. 1144-1145