| Description |
xv, 415 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The preservation of natural biotic communities / Victor E. Shelford -- What is conservation biology? / Michael Soule -- What do genetics and ecology tell us about the design of nature reserves? / Michael Soule and Daniel Simberloff -- The landscape ecology of large disturbances in the design and management of nature reserves / William L. Baker -- Conservation biology in context: an interview with Michael Soule -- Taking account of the ecosystem on the public domain: law and ecology in the Greater Yellowstone Region / Robert B. Keiter -- Six biological reasons why the Endangered Species Act doesn't work--and what to do about it / Daniel J. Rohlf -- Response to: "Six biological reasons why the Endangered Species Act doesn't work--and what to do about it" / Michael O'Connell -- Defining the role of conservation biology in the law of protecting ecosystems / Walter Kuhlmann -- An ecologist's view of biodiversity law: an interview with David Wilcove -- The Wildlands Project: land conservation strategy / Reed F. Noss -- Science, values, and uncertainty: a critique of the Wildlands Project / Lynn A. Maguire -- Conservation through coordination: California's experiment in bioregional councils / Deborah B. Jensen -- The Natural Community Conservation Planning Program and the coastal sage scrub ecosystem of southern California / John McCaull -- Great Lakes intergovernmental cooperation: a framework for endangered species conservation / Susan MacKenzie -- Forging an ecosystem management plan for the Chattooga River Basin / Buzz Williams -- Policy and process: ecosystem management on Department of Defense lands in northern Florida / Jeffrey L. Hardesty -- Uncertainty, resource exploitation, and conservation: lessons from history / Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn, and Carl Walters -- Creating and using knowledge for species and ecosystem conservation: science, organizations, and policy / Tim W. Clark -- Setting the political agenda: paradigmatic shifts in land and water policy / Hanna J. Cortner and Margaret Ann Moote -- Mixing conservation biology with grassroots environmentalism: an interview with Bonnie Phillips-Howard. |
| Subject |
Environmental policy.
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Biodiversity.
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Environmental law.
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| Added Author |
Grumbine, R. Edward.
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| ISBN |
1559632836 (pbk.) |
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1559632828 (acid-free paper) : $45.00 |
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