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Conservation Biology

For the Coming Decade

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Peggy L. Fiedler

    1. Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

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  2. Peter M. Kareiva

    1. Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Saving Species Through Population Biology and Viability Analyses: A Morass of Math, Myth, and Mistakes?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3
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    2. The Analysis of Population Persistence: An Outlook on the Practice of Viability Analysis

      • Martha J. Groom, Miguel A. Pascual
      Pages 4-27

    3. Rare Plant Demography: Lessons from the Mariposa Lilies (Calochortus: Liliaceae)

      • Peggy L. Fiedler, B. E. Knapp, Nancy Fredricks
      Pages 28-48

    4. Evaluating Extinction Risks in Plant Populations

      • Eric S. Menges
      Pages 49-65

    5. Physical Effects of Habitat Fragmentation

      • Lauri K. Freidenburg
      Pages 66-79

    6. Reintroduction of Rare Plants: Genetics, Demography, and the Role of Ex Situ Conservation Methods

      • Edward O. Guerrant Jr., Bruce M. Pavlik
      Pages 80-108

  3. Broad Brushes And Taxonomic Tours: Summaries Of The State Of The Natural World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-111
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    2. Conservation and Management of Species in the Sea

      • Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Cynthia G. Hays
      Pages 112-156

    3. Reptilian Extinctions Over the Last Ten Thousand Years

      • Ted J. Case, Douglas T. Bolger, Adam D. Richman
      Pages 157-186

    4. Conservation Status of the World’s Fish Fauna: An Overview

      • Robert A. Leidy, Peter B. Moyle
      Pages 187-227

    5. Challenges in Insect Conservation: Managing Fluctuating Populations In Disturbed Habitats

      • Cheryl B. Schultz, Gary C. Chang
      Pages 228-254

    6. An Australian Perspective on Plant Conservation Biology in Practice

      • Stephen D. Hopper
      Pages 255-278

  4. Habitat Degradation and Ecological Restoration: Hubris, Hegemony, and Healing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-282
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    2. Critical Issues in Invasion Biology for Conservation Science

      • Ingrid M. Parker, Sarah H. Reichard
      Pages 283-305

    3. Challenges and Approaches for Conserving Hawaii’s Endangered Forest Birds

      • Thomas B. Smith, Steven G. Fancy
      Pages 306-316

    4. Picking Up The Pieces: Botanical Conservation on Degraded Oceanic Islands

      • Mike Maunder, Alastair Culham, Clare Hankamer
      Pages 317-344

    5. When do Genetic Considerations Require Special Approaches to Ecological Restoration?

      • Eric E. Knapp, Andrew R. Dyer
      Pages 345-363

    6. Replacing Endangered Species Habitat: The Acid Test of Wetland Ecology

      • Joy Zedler
      Pages 364-379

  5. When Conservation Meets the Real World of Economics, Politics, and Tradeoffs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 381-383
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About this book

Refecting what a new generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this vital and far ranging second edition explores where conservation biology is heading. It challenges many conventions of conservation biology by exposing certain weaknesses of widely accepted principles. Combining contributions from both the school and the new breed of conservation biologists, this insightful text focuses primarily on topics the are integral to the daily activities of conservation biologists. Several chapters address ecosystem restoration and biotic invasions as well as the the mechanics of population viability analyses, which are now a routine facet of conservation efforts. A case history approach is implemented throughout the book, with the use of practical real-world examples. Furthermore, an in-depth look at quantitative analyses is presented, allowing for models and mathematical analyses to pinpoint limitations in existing data and guide research toward those aspects of biology that are most likely to be critical to the dynamics of a species or an ecosystem.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

    Peggy L. Fiedler

  • Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Peter M. Kareiva

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Conservation Biology

  • Book Subtitle: For the Coming Decade

  • Editors: Peggy L. Fiedler, Peter M. Kareiva

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6051-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-09661-7Published: 31 October 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-6051-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 576

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Conservation Biology/Ecology, Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology

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