The Importance of Species
Perspectives on Expendability and Triage
A great many species are threatened by the expanding human population. Though the public generally favors environmental protection, conservation does not come without sacrifice and cost. Many decision makers wonder if every species is worth the trouble. Of what consequence would the extinction of, say, spotted owls or snail darters be? Are some species expendable? Given the reality of limited money for conservation efforts, there is a compelling need for scientists to help conservation practitioners set priorities and identify species most in need of urgent attention. Ecology should be capable of providing guidance that goes beyond the obviou…
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Weitere Autoren: Levin, Simon A. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-691-09005-4
- EAN: 9780691090054
- Produktnummer: 9287704
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 446 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.3 cm 673 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 673
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Peter Kareiva is a member of The Nature Conservancy's Science Council and the lead scientist for the Pacific Region. Coeditor of Spatial Ecology (Princeton) and other books, he has also taught at Brown University and the University of Washington. Simon A. Levin is George M. Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University. He is the author of Fragile Dominion and served as Editor in Chief of the five-volume Encyclopedia of Biodiversity.
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