Collected papers of Michael E. Soulé
Subtitle: early years in modern conservation biology
By: by Michael E. Soulé with Robert L. Peters
Contributors: Peters, Robert L., 1951-
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9781610915748
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Conservation biology
Other titles: Early years in modern conservation biology
Description: This book is a select collection of seminal writings by Michael Soule over a thirty-year time-span from 1980 through the present day. Previously published in books and leading journals, these carefully selected pieces show the progression of his intellectual thinking on topics such as genetics, ecology, evolutionary biology, and extinctions, and how the history and substance of the field of conservation biology evolved over time. It opens with an in-depth introduction by marine conservation biologist James Estes, a long-time colleague of Soule's, who explains why Soule's special combination of science and leadership was the catalyst for bringing about the modern era of conservation biology. Estes offers a thoughtful commentary on the challenges that lie ahead for the young discipline in the face of climate change, increasing species extinctions, and impassioned debate within the conservation community itself over the best path forward.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- James A. Estes; title: Conservation biology : its scope and its challenge  -- Michael E. Soulé and Bruce A. Wilcox; title: What is conservation biology?  -- Michael E. Soulé; title: The millennium ark : how long a voyage, how many staterooms, how many passengers?  -- Michael Soulé, Michael Gilpin, William Conway, and Tom Foose; title: Conservation biology and the "real world"  -- Michael E. Soulé; title: Reconstructed dynamics of rapid extinctions of chaparral-requiring birds in urban habitat islands  -- Michael E. Soulé, Douglas T. Bolger, Allison C. Alberts, Raymond Sauvajot, John Wright, Marina Sorice, Scott Hill; title: The onslaught of alien species, and other challenges in the coming decades  -- Michael E. Soulé; title: Conservation : tactics for a constant crisis  -- Michael E. Soulé; title: Conservation genetics and conservation biology : a troubled marriage  -- Michael E. Soulé and L. Scott Mills; title: The social and public health implications of global warming and the onslaught of alien species  -- M.E. Soulé, PhD; title: Rewilding and biodiversity : complementary goals for continental conservation  -- Michael Soulé and Reed Noss; title: Conserving nature at regional and continental scales : a scientific program for North America  -- Michael E. Soulé and John Terborgh; title: Ecological effectiveness : conservation goals for interactive species  -- Michael E. Soulé, James A. Estes, Joel Berger, and Carlos Martinez Del Rio; title: Strongly interacting species : conservation policy, management, and ethics  -- Michael E. Soulé, James A. Estes, Brian Miller, and Douglas L. Honnold; title: Editorial : the "new conservation" -- Michael Soulé.