Key topics in conservation biology (Record no. 44500)
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| fixed length control field | 03168cam a22002414a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1405122498 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781405122498 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.9516 |
| Item number | KEY |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Macdonald, David W ; |
| Relator term | Editor |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Key topics in conservation biology |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Malden, MA : |
| Name of publisher | Blackwell Pub., |
| Year of publication | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xviii, 307 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | included Index |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The pathology of biodiversity loss : the practice of conservation / C.R. Dickman, S.L. Pimm and M. Cardillo -- Prioritizing choices in conservation / G.M Mace, H.P. Possingham and N. Leader-Williams -- What is biodiversity worth? Economics as a problem and a solution / D. Pearce, S. Hecht and F. Vorhies -- Impacts of modern molecular genetic techniques on conservation biology / E. Geffen, G. Luikart and R.S. Waples -- The role of metapopulations in conservation / H.R. Akçakaya, G. Mills and C.P. Doncaster -- Managing biodiversity in the light of climate change : current biological effects and future impacts / T.L. Root, D. Liverman and C. Newman -- Technology in conservation : a boon but with small print / S.A. Ellwood, R.P. Wilson and A.C. Addison -- Animal welfare and conservation : measuring stress in the wild / G. McLaren, C. Bonacic and A. Rowan -- Does modelling have a role in conservation? / M.S. Boyce, S.P. Rushton and T. Lynam -- Conservation in the tropics : evolving roles for governments, international donors and non-government organizations / S. Cobb, J. Ginsberg and J. Thomsen -- Do parasites matter? Infectious diseases and the conservation of host populations / P. Riordan, P. Hudson and S. Albon -- The nature of the beast : using biological processes in vertebrate pest management / S. Baker, G. Singleton and R. Smith -- Introduced species and the line between biodiversity conservation and naturalistic eugenics / D.W. Macdonald, C.M. King and R. Strachan -- Bushmeat : the challenge of balancing human and wildlife needs in African moist tropical forests / J.E. Fa, L. Albrechtsen and D. Brown -- Does sport hunting benefit conservation? / A.J. Loveridge, J.C. Reynolds and E.J. Milner-Gulland -- Can farming and wildlife coexist? / R.E. Feber, E.J. Asteraki and L.G. Firbank -- Living with wildlife : the roots of conflict and the solutions / C. Sillero-Zubiri, R. Sukumar and A. Treves -- Principles, practices and priorities : the quest for 'alignment' / D.W. Macdonald, N.M. Collins and R. Wrangham. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book addresses key topics in contemporary conservation biology. The authors explore cutting-edge issues in modern biodiversity conservation, including controversial subjects as well as the management of wildlife disease, and examines the impact of bushmeat extraction and the role of hunting in the conservationist's toolbox |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Conservation biology. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Macdonald, David W. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Service, Katrina. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006001711.html |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006001711-b.html |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006001711-d.html |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 08/01/2019 | Purchased | 11800.00 | 333.9516 KEY | 015791 | Reference Books |