01817nam a2200253Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000250008204000180010704200080012505000220013308200230015510000260017824500530020425000120025726000600026930000280032952005840035750504770094165000330141870000280145185600840147932210520160527191408.0130516s2013    enka     b    001 0 eng c  a  2012020520  a9780521181686 (pbk.)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  apcc00aQH75b.H3626 201300a333.7bH1992c22231 aHambler, Clive2Local10aConservationcClive Hambler and Susan M. Canney.  a2nd ed.  aCambridgeaNew YorkbCambridge University Presscc2012.  ax, 416 p.bill.c25 cm.  a"The importance of conservation is growing each year, with increasing concerns over the destruction of biodiversity and the rising awareness of ecosystem services generating new debates on the human-nature relationship. This compact overview integrates the process, theory and practice of conservation for a broad readership, from students to practitioners. Taking a global perspective, it uses examples from around the world to show how general themes, patterns and drivers acting at different scales come together to cause problems at the local level"--cProvided by publisher.8 aMachine generated contents note: Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Introduction to conservation; 2. Threats to biodiversity; 3. Evaluation of priorities for species and habitats; 4. Monitoring, indicators and impact assessment; 5. Management of natural and fragmented habitats; 6. Management of species; 7. Sustainable use, semi-natural cultural landscapes, and the matrix; 8. Restoration and offsetting; 9. Environmental policy; References; Index to species names; Index. 0aConservation biology.2Local1 aCanney, Susan M.2Local423Cover imageuhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/81686/cover/9780521181686.jpg