04641nam 2201021Ia 450 991078491220332120230725024619.01-282-66088-897866126608870-520-94795-910.1525/9780520947955(CKB)2670000000035833(EBL)566756(OCoLC)659566181(SSID)ssj0000426320(PQKBManifestationID)11295221(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426320(PQKBWorkID)10373309(PQKB)10442393(MiAaPQ)EBC566756(DE-B1597)519775(DE-B1597)9780520947955(Au-PeEL)EBL566756(CaPaEBR)ebr10402701(CaONFJC)MIL266088(EXLCZ)99267000000003583320091222d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProtecting life on Earth[electronic resource] an introduction to the science of conservation /Michael P. Marchetti, Peter B. MoyleBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (233 p.)Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment Protecting life on Earth Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26432-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Environmental History -- 2. Variation, Natural Selection, and Evolution -- 3. Species. The basic unit of conservation -- 4. Climate and Global Patterns of Distribution -- 5. Ecology. Individuals and populations -- 6. Ecology. Communities and ecosystems -- 7. Biodiversity and Extinction -- 8. Value, Economics, and the Tragedy of the Commons -- 9. Conservation Science -- 10. Conservation and the American Legal System -- 11. Invasive Species and Conservation -- 12. Restoration Ecology -- 13. Conservation in Action -- Bibliography -- INDEXWritten to be accessible to any college-level reader, Protecting Life on Earth offers a non-technical, yet comprehensive introduction to the growing field of conservation science. This multifaceted exploration of our current biodiversity crisis delivers vivid examples throughout, including features on some of nature's most compelling wildlife. Beginning with a brief introduction to environmental history, the text introduces the central concepts of evolution and ecology, and covers several major issues related to the conservation of biodiversity including extinction, climate change, sustainability, conservation law, and invasive species. It also touches on adjacent disciples such as economics and sociology as they relate to conservation. The text even includes practical advice on the decisions we make every day-how we spend our money, where we live and work, what we eat and buy. Throughout, Protecting Life on Earth underscores the ways in which our future is tied to that of Earth's threatened species, and demonstrates exactly why conservation is so vitally important for us all.Wildlife conservationTextbooksEcologyTextbooksagriculture.animal habitat.animal populations.animals.biodiversity.biology.climate change.conservation law.conservation.earth sciences.ecology.ecosystem.endangered animals.environment.environmental history.environmental law.environmentalism.evolution.extinction.global warming.green living.invasive species.natural selection.nature reserve.nature.nonfiction.restoration ecology.science.social issues.species.sustainability.wildlife.zoology.Wildlife conservationEcology578.68Marchetti Michael P1483461Moyle Peter B511512MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784912203321Protecting life on Earth3701581UNINA