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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

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Pełny tytuł: Tropical Conservation Biology
• Autor: Sodhi
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 344
• EAN: 9781405150736
• ISBN: 1405150734
• ID: 04197405
• Wydawca: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Waga: 668 g
• Wymiary: 245 × 172 × 16 mm
• Data wydania: 23. November 2007

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