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082			_a333.9516 _bMEF
100			_aMeffe, Gary K. ;
245			_aPrinciples of conservation biology
250			_a2nd Edition.
260			_aSunderland, Massachusetts : _bSinauer Associates, Inc., _c©1997.
300			_a729 p. : _billustrations ;
500			_aIncluded Bibliography, Index.
505			_apt. I. Introductory concepts. What is conservation biology? / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Conservation values and ethics / J. Baird Callicott -- The species in conservation / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Global biodiversity I : patterns and processes / Gordon H. Orians -- Global biodiversity II : losses and threats / Norman Myers -- pt. II. Population-level considerations. Genetics : conservation of diversity within species / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll -- Demographic processes : population dynamics on heterogeneous landscapes / H. Ronald Pulliam and John B. Dunning -- pt. III. System-level considerations. Community- and ecosystem-level conservation : species interactions, disturbance regimes, and invading species / Gary K. Meffe, C. Ronald Carroll, and Stuart L. Pimm -- Habitat fragmentation / Reed F. Noss and Blair Csuti -- Conservation reserves in heterogeneous landscapes / Gary K. Meffe and C. Ronald Carroll. pt. IV. Practical applications and human considerations. Management to meet conservation goals : general principles ; Management to meet conservation goals : applications / C. Ronald Carroll and Gary K. Meffe -- Conservation management case studies -- Ecological restoration / James A. MacMahon -- Ecology, politics, and economics : finding the common ground for decision making in conservation / Richard B. Norgaard -- The role of institutions and policymaking in conservation / Stephen Viederman, Gary K. Meffe, and C. Ronald Carroll -- Conservation biologists in the policy process : learning to be practical and effective / Tim W. Clark -- Sustainable development case studies -- Meeting conservation challenges in an uncertain future / C. Ronald Carroll and Gary K. Meffe.
520			_aA second edition of this title which addresses several themes and includes introductory topics such as population issues, community and ecosystem concerns, human dimensions and the practical application of conservation biology in a real and complex world. A new chapter covers effectiveness in the implementation of science in conservation policy.
650			_aConservation biology.
700			_aCarroll, C. Ronald ;
942			_cREF
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