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Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation

1 review
Jodi Hilty, William Z. Lidicker Jr., ...

Island Press, 2006

Corridor Ecology
I highly recommend Corridor Ecology for anyone who is interested in corridors, land fragmentation, and species conservation. It is the most comprehensive literature I have come across in terms of the role of corridors, corridor design and implementation. As a current graduate student working on a corridor project, this book has been incredibly helpful in planning my field work in ground ...

Conservation and Biodiversity (Scientific American Library Paperback)

2 reviews
Andrew P. Dobson

W. H. Freeman, 1998

Good primer on Conservation Biology
An engaging read for the lay audience - basically for people who want a well written, primer of biodiversity conservation with plenty of examples.

Green Political Thought: An Introduction
Andrew P. Dobson

Routledge, 1990

The past few years have seen a remarkable growth in public and political concern about environmental issues such as the "greenhouse effect" and depletion of the ozone layer. Andrew Dobson's book explains the ideas, aims and strategies of the Green movement. He demonstrates that Green political thought is distinct from the familiar ideologies that have pervaded political life for centuries, such as socialism, liberalism and conservatism. The ...

West Nile virus risk assessment and the bridge vector paradigm.(Research): An article from: Emerging ...
A. Marm Kilpatrick, Laura D. Kramer, ...

U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases, 2005

This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 3770 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: West Nile ...

Biodiversity and Human Health

Island Press, 1997

The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity loss affects the spread of human diseases, causes a loss of medical models, diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, and threatens food production and water quality."Biodiversity and Human Health" brings together ...

Conservation and Biodiversity (Exploring the Loss of Biological Diversity)
Andrew P. Dobson

Scientific American, 1996

As species disappear at an unprecedented rate, scientists work to conserve the Earth's biodiversity. In Conservation and Biodiversity, Andrew Dobson looks at the current state of endangered species management, exploring the economics of different conservation techniques and the practical possibilities for using the environment while sustaining it. Filled with case studies, it is a compelling investigation into a wide range of issues, from the ...