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Tropical Conservation Biology
Contributor(s): Sodhi, Navjot S. (Author), Brook, Barry W. (Author), Bradshaw, Corey J. a. (Author)
ISBN: 1118687469     ISBN-13: 9781118687468
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $83.55  
Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats
Published: May 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
- Nature | Animals - Wildlife
- Science | Life Sciences - Biology
Dewey: 333.951
Physical Information: 344 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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Publisher Description:
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