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The ecological basis of conservation : heterogeneity, ecosystems, and biodiversity
- Title
- The ecological basis of conservation : heterogeneity, ecosystems, and biodiversity / edited by S.T.A. Pickett, R.S. Ostfeld, M. Shachak, G.E. Likens.
- Publication
- New York : Chapman & Hall, ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | QH75 .E25 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxi, 466 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Subject
- Schuetz, Alb
- Conservation biology > Congresses
- Ecology > Congresses
- Ecology
- Ecology
- ecology
- Conservation biology
- Naturschutz
- Ökologie
- Ökosystem
- Kongress
- Natuurbehoud
- Ecologie
- Ecossistemas (ecologia)
- Nature conservation
- Biodiversity conservation
- Biotic communities
- Écologie > Congrès
- Biodiversité > Conservation des ressources > Congrès
- Schutz
- Genre/Form
- Congress
- proceedings (reports)
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Actes de congrès.
- Note
- Conference held at Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 1995.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-452) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Bruce Babbitt -- 1. Defining the Scientific Issues / R.S. Ostfeld, S.T.A. Pickett and M. Shachak [and others] -- 2.1. Science, Conservation, Policy, and the Public / Gretchen Long Glickman -- 2.2. Providing the Scientific Information that Conservation Practitioners Need / H. Ronald Pulliam -- 2.3. A Policy Perspective on Biodiversity Protection and Ecosystem Management / Michael J. Bean -- 3. Conservation and Human Population Growth: What are the Linkages? / Joel E. Cohen -- 4. Developing an Analytical Context for Multispecies Conservation Planning / Barry Noon, Kevin McKelvey and Dennis Murphy -- 5. Operationalizing Ecology under a New Paradigm: An African Perspective / Kevin H. Rogers -- 6. The Paradigm Shift in Ecology and Its Implications for Conservation / Peggy L. Fiedler, Peter S. White and Robert A. Leidy -- 7. The Emerging Role of Patchiness in Conservation Biology / John A. Wiens -- 8. Linking Ecological Understanding and Application: Patchiness in a Dryland System / Moshe Shachak and S.T.A. Pickett -- 9. The Evaluation of Biodiversity as a Target for Conservation / M. Philip Nott and Stuart L. Pimm -- 10. Conserving Ecosystem Function / Judy L. Meyer -- 11. The Relationship between Patchiness and Biodiversity in Terrestrial Systems / Lennart Hansson -- 12. Reevaluating the Use of Models to Predict the Consequences of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation / Peter Kareiva, David Skelly and Mary Ruckelshaus -- 13. Managing for Heterogeneity and Complexity on Dynamic Landscapes / Norman L. Christensen, Jr. -- 14. Toward a Resolution of Conflicting Paradigms / S.L. Tartowski, E.B. Allen and N.E. Barrett [and others] -- 15. The Land Ethic of Aldo Leopold / A. Carl Leopold -- 16. The Future of Conservation Biology: What's a Geneticist to Do? / Kent E. Holsinger and Pati Vitt -- 17. Habitat Destruction and Metapopulation Dynamics / Ilkka Hanski -- 18. How Viable is Population Viability Analysis? / Katherine Ralls and Barbara L. Taylor -- 19. Reserve Design and the New Conservation Theory / Nels E. Barrett and Juliana P. Barrett -- 20. Ecosystem Processes and the New Conservation Theory / John J. Ewel -- 21. Measurement Scales and Ecosystem Management / Doria R. Gordon, Louis Provencher and Jeffrey L. Hardesty -- 22. Biogeographic Approaches and the New Conservation Biology / Daniel Simberloff -- 23. Conserving Interaction Biodiversity / John N. Thompson -- 24. State-Dependent Decision Analysis for Conservation Biology / H.P. Possingham -- 25. Expanding Scientific Research Programs to Address Conservation Challenges in Freshwater Ecosystems / Catherine M. Pringle -- 26. Standard Scientific Procedures for Implementing Ecosystem Management on Public Lands / Robert S. Peters, Donald M. Waller and Barry Noon [and others] -- 27. Whatever It Takes for Conservation: The Case for Alternatives Analysis / Mary H. O'Brien -- 28. Conservation Activism: A Proper Role for Academics? / Joy B. Zedler -- 29. Getting Ecological Paradigms into the Political Debate: Or Will the Messenger Be Shot? / Graeme O'Neill and Peter Attiwill -- 30. A Summary of the Sixth Cary Conference / Thomas E. Lovejoy -- 31. The Linkages between Ecology and Conservation / Lee M. Talbot -- 32. The Central Scientific Challenge for Conservation Biology / John Harte -- 33. Toward a Comprehensive Conservation Theory / S.T.A. Pickett, Moshe Shachak and R.S. Ostfeld [and others] -- Epilogue: A Vision of the Future / Joel E. Cohen.
- ISBN
- 0412098512
- 9780412098512
- LCCN
- 96018325
- OCLC
- ocm34617723
- 34617723
- SCSB-9610665
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library