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OverviewPresents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with an overarching goal of conserving biodiversity. It offers an objective, carefully interpreted review of the issues and is a one-of-a-kind resource for scientists, landscape architects, planners, land managers, decisionmakers, and all those working to protect and restore landscapes and species diversity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jodi A. Hilty , William Z. Lidicker Jr. , Adina Merenlender , Andrew P. DobsonPublisher: Island Press Imprint: Island Press Edition: None ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9781559630962ISBN 10: 1559630965 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 01 May 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback 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 ContentsReviewsHabitat loss and fragmentation is an increasing concern to wildlife managers. The authors offer practical advice to state wildlife agencies and their many conservation partners across the nation, allowing them to effectively apply the concepts of corridor ecology. --Naomi Edelson wildlife diversity director, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agen It is increasingly apparent that nature reserves in the tropics are swiftly disappearing in the face of expanding human populations and rising levels of consumption. Countryside biogeography, at the cutting edge of conservation biology, is the science of improving the capacity of human-disturbed areas to maiantain biodiversity. Humanity is fortunate that at this juncture we have a brilliant and comprehensive book on corridors, a central idea of that science. Everyone ecologists, managers, politicians, laypersons concerned with protecting earth's biological diversity will want to own Corridor Ecology. --Paul R. Ehrlich author of One with Nineveh Author InformationJodi A. Hilty is assistant director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's North American Program. William Z. Lidicker Jr. is professor of integrative biology and curator of mammals emeritus at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. Adina M. Merenlender is associate cooperative extension specialist and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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