Protecting life on Earth
Subtitle: an introduction to the science of conservation
By: Michael P. Marchetti, Peter B. Moyle.
Contributors: Moyle, Peter B.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780520264328
Subjects: Wildlife conservation -- Textbooks; Ecology -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Environmental history; title: Variation, natural selection, and evolution; title: Species : the basic unit of conservation; title: Climate and global patterns of distribution; title: Ecology : individuals and populations; title: Ecology : communities and ecosystems; title: Biodiversity and extinction; title: Value, economics, and the tragedy of the commons; title: Conservation science; title: Conservation and the legal system : USA; title: Invasive species and conservation; title: Restoration ecology; title: Conservation in action.