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Conservation of biological resources

Title: Conservation of biological resources / E.J. Milner-Gulland and Ruth Mace ; with case studies contributed by other authors.
Author: Milner-Gulland, E. J.
Publication: Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 1998.

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Additional Authors

Mace, Ruth.

Description

xvi, 404 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

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Contents

Pt. 1. Introduction to the Conservation of Biological Resources -- Pt. 2. Theoretical Background. 1. The Ecological and Economic Theory of Sustainable Harvesting. 2. Harvesting and Ecological Realities. 3. Decision-Making by Users of Biological Resources. 4. Practical Considerations when Applying the Theory -- Pt. 3. Case Studies. 5. Sustainable Use as a Conservation Tool in the Forests of South-East Asia / Kathy MacKinnon. 6. Will Bigleaf Mahogany Be Conserved Through Sustainable Use? / R. E. Gullison. 7. Cosiguina, Nicaragua: A Case Study in Community-Based Management of Wildlife / Vivienne Solis Rivera and Stephen R. Edwards. 8. Sustainability of the Falkland Islands Loligo Squid Fishery / Sophie des Clers. 9. Recreational Use of Coral Reefs in the Maldives and Caribbean / Andrew R. G. Price, Callum M. Roberts and Julie P. Hawkins. 10. A Century of Change in the Central Luangwa Valley of Zambia / Joel Freehling and Stuart A. Marks.
11. The Economics of Wildlife Conservation Policy in Kenya / M. Norton-Griffiths. 12. Gorilla Tourism: A Critical Look / Thomas M. Butynski and Jan Kalina. 13. Caribou and Muskox Harvesting in the Northwest Territories / Anne Gunn. 14. Hunting of Game Mammals in the Soviet Union / Leonid M. Baskin -- Pt. 4. Making Conservation Work. 15. Making Conservation Work.

ISBN

0865427380

LCCN

97031751

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