Essentials of Conservation Biology
- ISBN-10
- 087893720X
- ISBN-13
- 9780878937202
- Series
- Essentials of Conservation Biology
- Category
- Biodiversity conservation
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
- Author
- Richard B. Primack
Description
This volume combines theory with applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental economics, ethics, law, and the social sciences. It stresses the need for theory, research and an interdisciplinary approach in solving conservation problems.
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