Natural resource conservation
Subtitle: management for a sustainable future
By: Oliver S. Owen, Daniel D. Chiras, John P. Reganold.
Contributors: Chiras, Daniel D.; Reganold, John P.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 594
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources.; Natural resources -- Management.; Sustainable development.; Environmental protection.; Conservation of natural resources -- United States.; Natural resources -- United States -- Management.; Sustainable development -- United States.; Environmental protection -- United States.
Description: The seventh edition of Natural Resource Conservation is a comprehensive examination of resource conservation and management. It covers important issues such as rangeland management, agriculture and soil management, wildlife management, fisheries management, air pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, and population growth.

Authors Daniel D. Chiras, John P. Reganold, and the late Oliver S. Owen explain basic ecological and scientific principles required to understand resource and environmental issues. Each natural resource is discussed with respect to its value to humans and other species, its use and degradation, and its restoration and sustainable management.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.