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OverviewConservation medicine is an emerging discipline, focussing on the intersection of ecosystem health, animal health, and human health. Work in the biomedical and veterinary sciences is now being folded into conservation biology; to explore the connections between animal and human health; trace the environmental sources of pathogens and pollutants; develop an understanding of the ecological causes of changes in human and animal health; and understand the consequences of diseases to populations and ecological communities. Conservation Medicine defines this new discipline. It examines ecological health issues from various standpoints, including the emergence and resurgence of infectious disease agents; the increasing impacts of toxic chemicals and hazardous substances; and the health implications of habitat fragmentation and degradation and loss of biodiversity. It will provide a framework to examine the connections between the health of the planet and the health of all species and challenge practitioners and students in the health sciences and natural sciences to think about new, collaborative ways to address ecological health concerns. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. Alosno Aguirre (, Wildlife Preservation Trust International) , Richard S. Ostfeld (Associate Scientist, Associate Scientist, Institute for Ecosystem Studies) , Gary Tabor (Program Officer, Program Officer, The Wilberforce Foundation) , Carol A. House (Editor, Center for Conservation Medicine, Editor, Center for Conservation Medicine, Tufts University College of Veterinary Medicine)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 24.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.853kg ISBN: 9780195150933ISBN 10: 0195150937 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 24 October 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsForeword Contributors Part I: Ecological Health and Change 1: James G. Else and Mark A. Pokras: Introduction 2: Gary M. Tabor: Defining Conservation Medicine 3: Richard S. Ostfeld, Gary K. Meffe and Mary C. Pearl: Conservation Medicine: The Birth of Another Crisis Discipline 4: Paul R. Epstein: Biodiversity, Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases 5: Peter Daszak and Andrew A. Cunningham: Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Key Role for Conservation Medicine 6: Theo Colborn: Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Human and Wildlife Health Part II: Monitoring Ecological Health 7: A. Alonso Aguirre, Todd M. O'Hara, Terry R. Spraker and David A. Jessup: Monitoring the Health and Conservation of Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Their Ecosystems 8: Linda Munson and William B. Karesh: Disease Monitoring for the Conservation of Terrestrial Animals 9: Carol House, A. Alonso Aguirre and James A. House: Emergence of Infectious Diseases in Marine Animals 10: Mary Poss, Roman Biek and Allen Rodrigo: Viruses as Evolutionary Tools to Monitor Population Dynamics 11: Samuel K. Wasser, Kathleen E. Hunt and Christine M. Clarke: Assessing Stress and Population Genetics Through Noninvasive Means 12: J. Michael Reed: Animal Behavior as a Tool in Conservation Biology Part III: Ecological Health and Humans 13: Jonathan A. Patz and Nathan D. Wolfe: Global Ecological Change and Human Health 14: Eric Chivian and Sara Sullivan: Biodiversity and Human Health 15: David H. Molyneux: Vector-Borne Infections and Health Related to Landscape Changes 16: Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, Eric M. Schauber and Kenneth A. Schmidt: Ecological Context of Lyme Disease: Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, and Risk of Infection 17: Thaddeus K. Graczyk: Zoonotic Infections and Conservation 18: JoAnn M. Burkholder: Chronic Effects of Toxic Microalgae on Finfish, Shellfish and Human Health Part IV: Implementing Conservation Medicine 19: Colin M. Gillin, Gary M. Tabor and A. Alonso Aguirre: Ecological Health and Wildlife Disease Management in National Parks 20: Michael D. Kock, Gary R. Mullins and Jeremy S. Perkins: Wildlife Health, Ecosystems and Rural Livelihoods in Botswana 21: Anthony Allchurch: Zoological Parks in Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation 22: Michael Cranfield, Lynne Gaffikin, Jonathan Sleeman and Matthew Rooney: The Mountain Gorilla and Conservation Medicine 23: Tamsyn P. Murray, James J. Kay, David Waltner-Toews and Ernesto Ráez-Luna: Linking Human and Ecosystem Health on the Amazon Frontier 24: Sam R. Telford III: Deer Tick-Transmitted Zoonoses in the Eastern United States Part V: Conservation Medicine and Challenges for the Future 25: Joshua P. Rosenthal and Trent Preszler: Biodiversity in Biomedical Research 26: David J. Rapport, John Howard, Robert Lannigan, Robert McMurtry, Douglas L. Jones, Christopher M. Anjema and John R. Bend: Introducing Ecosystem Health Into Undergraduate Medical Education 27: Mary E. Wilson: Ecotourism: Unforseen Effects on Health 28: Colin L. Soskolne and Roberto Bertollini: Global Ecological Integrity, Global Change and Public Health 29: Jamie K. Reaser, Edward J. Gentz and Edward E. Clark, Jr.: Wildlife Health and Environmental Security: New Challenges and OpportunitiesReviewsConservation Medicine brings together an impressive group of experts from diverse specialties (medicine, veterinary science, conservation biology, epidemiology, parasitology, public health, and others) to examine the links among human health, wildlife health, and ecosystem health. [The book] goes a long way toward teaching us to analyze health problems in ecological context If the book gets the attention it deserves, it will inspire researchers, funders, policy makers, and the general public in both developed and developing countries to become involved in finding collaborative solutions to the conservation crisis. --Environmental Health Perspectives Conservation Medicine brings together an impressive group of experts from diverse specialties (medicine, veterinary science, conservation biology, epidemiology, parasitology, public health, and others) to examine the links among human health, wildlife health, and ecosystem health. [The book] goes a long way toward teaching us to analyze health problems in ecological context If the book gets the attention it deserves, it will inspire researchers, funders, policy makers, and the general public in both developed and developing countries to become involved in finding collaborative solutions to the conservation crisis. --Environmental Health Perspectives<br> <br>Conservation Medicine brings together an impressive group of experts from diverse specialties (medicine, veterinary science, conservation biology, epidemiology, parasitology, public health, and others) to examine the links among human health, wildlife health, and ecosystem health. [The book] goes a long way toward teaching us to analyze health problems in ecological context If the book gets the attention it deserves, it will inspire researchers, funders, policy makers, and the general public in both developed and developing countries to become involved in finding collaborative solutions to the conservation crisis. --Environmental Health Perspectives<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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