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050	0	0	_aQH75 _b.H3626 2013
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100	1		_aHambler, Clive _9232474 _2Local
245	1	0	_aConservation _cClive Hambler and Susan M. Canney.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCambridge _aNew York _bCambridge University Press _cc2012.
300			_ax, 416 p. _bill. _c25 cm.
520			_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.
505	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.
650		0	_aConservation biology. _979828 _2Local
700	1		_aCanney, Susan M. _9207210 _2Local
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/81686/cover/9780521181686.jpg
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