Book/Printed Material Conservation biology in sub-saharan Africa

Title

• Conservation biology in sub-saharan Africa

Summary

• "Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. Visit the 'Additional Resources' section to find out more about how to download individual chapters and images, upload material to the teaching platform that will be launched in the forthcoming months or join the textbook's discussion forum."--Publisher's website.

Names

• Wilson, John W. (John William), 1979- author
• Gomera, Maxwell, writer of foreword
• Primack, Richard B., 1950- author
• Open Book Publishers Publisher

Created / Published

• Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2019]
• ©2019

Contents

• What is Conservation Biology? -- Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa -- What is Biodiversity? -- Why Should We Protect Biodiversity? -- The Scramble for Space -- Our Warming World -- Pollution, Overharvesting, Invasive Species, and Disease -- Extinction is Forever -- Applied Population Biology -- Conserving Ecosystems -- Preventing Extinctions -- Biodiversity and the Law -- The Importance of Protected Areas -- Conservation on Unprotected Lands -- An Agenda for the Future -- Appendix A. Selected Sources of Information -- Appendix B. Selected Environmental Organisations -- Appendix C. Obtaining Conservation Funding -- Appendix D. Environmental Calendar.

Headings

• -  Conservation biology--Africa, Sub-Saharan
• -  Applied ecology
• -  Conservation biology
• -  Conservation of the environment
• -  Conservation of wildlife & habitats
• -  Sub-Saharan Africa

Genre

• Electronic books
• Textbooks

Notes

• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 580-587) and index.
• -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website ; viewed on 2020-04-14)

Medium

• 1 online resource (xxiv, 660 pages) : color illustrations

Call Number/Physical Location

• QH77.A37

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2019452860

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2019452860

OCLC Number

• 1120696530

Rights Advisory

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode External

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2019452860

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