Protecting Life on Earth
eBook - PDF

Protecting Life on Earth

An Introduction to the Science of Conservation

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Protecting Life on Earth

An Introduction to the Science of Conservation

About this book

Written to be accessible to any college-level reader, Protecting Life on Earth offers a non-technical, yet comprehensive introduction to the growing field of conservation science. This multifaceted exploration of our current biodiversity crisis delivers vivid examples throughout, including features on some of nature's most compelling wildlife. Beginning with a brief introduction to environmental history, the text introduces the central concepts of evolution and ecology, and covers several major issues related to the conservation of biodiversity including extinction, climate change, sustainability, conservation law, and invasive species. It also touches on adjacent disciples such as economics and sociology as they relate to conservation. The text even includes practical advice on the decisions we make every day—how we spend our money, where we live and work, what we eat and buy. Throughout, Protecting Life on Earth underscores the ways in which our future is tied to that of Earth's threatened species, and demonstrates exactly why conservation is so vitally important for us all.

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Yes, you can access Protecting Life on Earth by Michael Paul Marchetti,Peter B. Moyle in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biowissenschaften & Zoologie. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
  5. 2 VARIATION, NATURAL SELECTION, AND EVOLUTION
  6. 3 SPECIES: THE BASIC UNIT OF CONSERVATION
  7. 4 CLIMATE AND GLOBAL PATTERNS OF DISTRIBUTION
  8. 5 ECOLOGY: INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS
  9. 6 ECOLOGY: COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
  10. 7 BIODIVERSITY AND EXTINCTION
  11. 8 VALUE, ECONOMICS, AND THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
  12. 9 CONSERVATION SCIENCE
  13. 10 CONSERVATION AND THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM
  14. 11 INVASIVE SPECIES AND CONSERVATION
  15. 12 RESTORATION ECOLOGY
  16. 13 CONSERVATION IN ACTION
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index