Last stand [[electronic resource] ] : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95/16/0913
• Soggetto topico: Biodiversity conservation - Tropics; Conservation biology
• Altri autori: KramerRandall A SchaikCarel van JohnsonJulie
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1997.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 proven successful in stemming the loss of plant and animal inhabitants.
• Titolo autorizzato: Last stand
• ISBN: 0-19-756080-6; 1-280-52795-1; 9786610527953; 0-19-535733-7; 1-4294-1588-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784715803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.