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UNINA9910784715803321 |
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Titolo |
Last stand [[electronic resource] ] : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-756080-6 |
1-280-52795-1 |
9786610527953 |
0-19-535733-7 |
1-4294-1588-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KramerRandall A |
SchaikCarel van |
JohnsonJulie |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biodiversity conservation - Tropics |
Conservation biology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1997. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why |
9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During the past century, tropical rain forests have been reduced to about half of their original area, with a consequent loss of biodiversity. This book takes a close look at how this has happened and what the consequences may be, with an emphasis on those strategies that have |
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