LEADER 03630 am 22004693u 450 001 9910688408603321 005 20220916220924.0 010 $a1-78374-752-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000009350268 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5896598 035 $a(PPN)244247757 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009350268 100 $a20191026d2019 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConservation biology in sub-Saharan Africa /$fJohn W. Wilson, Richard B. Primack 210 1$aCambridge :$cOpen Book Publishers,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (696 pages) $ccolor illustrations 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-78374-751-X 327 $aWhat 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 330 $a"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 606 $aConservation biology$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aHabitat conservation$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aWildlife conservation$zAfrica 615 0$aConservation biology 615 0$aHabitat conservation 615 0$aWildlife conservation 676 $a333.9516 700 $aWilson$b John W$g(John William),$f1979-$0113961 702 $aPrimack$b Richard B.$f1950- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910688408603321 996 $aConservation biology in sub-Saharan Africa$93138355 997 $aUNINA