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The bird of time : the science and politics of nature conservation, a personal account

Title: The bird of time : the science and politics of nature conservation, a personal account / N.W. Moore.
Author: Moore, N. W. (Norman Winfrid), 1923-2015
Publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.

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Description

xxii, 290 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. [267]-276.

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements; Words; List of figures; Introduction; Part I. Time and Conservation: 1. Evolutionary time; 2. Human time; Part II. The Past -- Experience from Conserving Habitats: 3. Disappearing heathlands; 4. Disappearing hedges and ponds; 5. The loss of special places; 6. Choosing National nature reserves; 7. Choosing sites of special scientific interest; 8. Farms and farmers; 9. The habitat crisis and the involvement of government; Part III. The Past -- Experience from Controlling Disease and Pollution: 10. The consequences of a disease; 11. The politics of myxomatosis; 12. Pesticides -- a new problem; 13. Planning research on pesticides; 14. Persistence; 15. The results of research; 16. Peregrines and people; 17. Guillemots and industry; 18. Zinc smelting and Brussels; 19. Wider implications; Part IV. Towards the Future: 20. Failure to communicate; 21. Predicting the future; 22. The holding operation required; 23. Education for the future; 24. Long-term conservation strategy; 25. The Bird is on the Wing ... ; Postscript; References; Index.

ISBN

0521252598
9780521252591
0521338719
9780521338714

LCCN

86028379

OCLC

ocm14719044
14719044
SCSB-9614620

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Princeton University Library