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Conservation Biology
Peggy L. . Ed(S): Fiedler
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L. Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
• • • John Harper • • • Nature conservation has changed from an idealistic philosophy to a serious technology. Ecology, the science that underpins the technol ogy of conservation, is still too immature to provide all the wisdom that it must. It is arguable that the desire to conserve nature will in itself force the discipline of ecology to identify fundamental prob lems in its scientific goals and methods. In return, ecologists may be able to offer some insights that make conservation more practicable (Harper 1987). The idea that nature (species or communities) is worth preserv ing rests on ... Read more
• • • John Harper • • • Nature conservation has changed from an idealistic philosophy to a serious technology. Ecology, the science that underpins the technol ogy of conservation, is still too immature to provide all the wisdom that it must. It is arguable that the desire to conserve nature will in itself force the discipline of ecology to identify fundamental prob lems in its scientific goals and methods. In return, ecologists may be able to offer some insights that make conservation more practicable (Harper 1987). The idea that nature (species or communities) is worth preserv ing rests on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
Number of Pages
507
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468464283
SKU
V9781468464283
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99-15
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