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People in Nature: Wildlife Conservation in South and Central America
Kirsten M. Silvius (Ed.)
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Description for People in Nature: Wildlife Conservation in South and Central America
Paperback. Highlights South and Central American approaches to wildlife conservation and documents the state and the historical development of a Latin American conservation and management strategy. This book addresses the threats to bio-diversity caused by ranching, fishing, and hunting and assesses the benefits and risks of continued human use of wildlife. Editor(s): Silvius, Kirsten M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Fragoso, Jose M. V. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 line drawings, 2 halftones, 3 color figs, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
This book reviews wildlife management and conservation in Central and South America. The book discusses the threats to biodiversity in this area including habitat fragmentation, development, ranching, tourism as well as hunting. The book contains contributions from many local Latin American authors who work there daily and are exposed to the numerous and unique issues that need to be taken into account when talking about conservation in Central and South America.
This book reviews wildlife management and conservation in Central and South America. The book discusses the threats to biodiversity in this area including habitat fragmentation, development, ranching, tourism as well as hunting. The book contains contributions from many local Latin American authors who work there daily and are exposed to the numerous and unique issues that need to be taken into account when talking about conservation in Central and South America.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231127837
SKU
V9780231127837
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kirsten M. Silvius (Ed.)
Kirsten M. Silvius and Jose M. V. Fragoso are professors in the Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. Richard E. Bodmer is a professor at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Reviews for People in Nature: Wildlife Conservation in South and Central America
People in Nature compiles a wealth of information...The Book provides valuable advice for resource planner and managers. Biology Digest [People in Nature] belongs in all working wildlife and conservation biology libraries... Recommended. Choice For those of us who believe that there can be people in nature to the benefit of both, this book will happily grow dog-eared with use.
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