Conservation biology in sub-saharan Africa
Record details
- ISBN: 9781783747511
- ISBN: 9781783747504
- ISBN: 9781783747559
- ISBN: 9781783747542
- ISBN: 9781783747535
- ISBN: 9781783747528
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxiv, 660 pages) : colour illustrations
remote - Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, [2019]
- Distributor: [Victoria] : BCcampus
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Information Relating to Copyright Status: | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license CC BY 4.0. |
Source of Description Note: | This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license. Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (viewed on March 2, 2020). |
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Subject: | Conservation biology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan |