This set of exercises has been created expressly for students andteachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who wantto have an impact beyond the classroom. The book presents a set of32 exercises that are primarily new and greatly revised versionsfrom the book's successful first edition. These exercises span awide range of conservation issues: genetic analysis, populationbiology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land useplanning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discusshow to take what has been learned and apply it to practical,real-world issues.
Accompanied by a detailed instructor's manual and astudent website with software and support materials, the book isideal for use in the field, lab, or classroom.
Also available:
Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, 3rd edition (2007) byMalcolm L Hunter Jr and James Gibbs, ISBN 9781405135450
Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming aConservation Professional (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr, DavidB Lindenmayer and Aram JK Calhoun, ISBN 9781405167611
James P. Gibbs
Biowissenschaften Conservation Science Ecology & Organismal Biology Kulturwissenschaften Kunst Life Sciences Naturschutzbiologie Ökologie u. Biologie der Organismen
"Much of this book is presented in term of timely and realistic questions or problems that many conservation biologists and wildlife managers face. Readers are given manageable data and the appropriate tools to address those questions." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2009)
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