Tropical Conservation Biology

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences
Cover of the book Tropical Conservation Biology by Navjot S. Sodhi, Barry W. Brook, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Wiley
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Author: Navjot S. Sodhi, Barry W. Brook, Corey J. A. Bradshaw ISBN: 9781118687468
Publisher: Wiley Publication: May 22, 2013
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Navjot S. Sodhi, Barry W. Brook, Corey J. A. Bradshaw
ISBN: 9781118687468
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: May 22, 2013
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival.

  • Includes case studies and interviews with prominent conservation scientists to help situate key concepts in a real world context

  • Covers a broad range of topics including: the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival

  • Highlights conservation successes in the region, and emphasizes the need to integrate social issues, such as human hunger, into a tangible conservation plan

  • Documents the current state of the field as it looks for ways to predict future outcomes and lessen human impact

“Sodhi et al. have done a masterful job of compiling a great deal of literature from around the tropical realm, and they have laid out the book in a fruitful and straightforward manner…I plan to use it as a reference and as supplemental reading for several courses and I would encourage others to do the same.” Ecology, 90(4), 2009, pp. 1144–1145

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This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival.

“Sodhi et al. have done a masterful job of compiling a great deal of literature from around the tropical realm, and they have laid out the book in a fruitful and straightforward manner…I plan to use it as a reference and as supplemental reading for several courses and I would encourage others to do the same.” Ecology, 90(4), 2009, pp. 1144–1145

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