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Informationen zum Autor James Gibbs is Associate Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Malcolm J. Hunter Jr is the Libra Professor of Conservation Biology and Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine, Orono. He is also the former President of the Society for Conservation Biology. Eleanor J. Sterling is Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia University. Klappentext This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom. The book presents a set of 32 exercises that are primarily new and greatly revised versions from the book's successful first edition. These exercises span a wide range of conservation issues: genetic analysis, population biology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land use planning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical, real-world issues. Accompanied by a detailed instructor's manual and a student website with software and support materials, the book is ideal for use in the field, lab, or classroom. Also available: Fundamentals of Conservation Biology , 3rd edition (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr and James Gibbs, ISBN 9781405135450 Saving the Earth as a Career Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr, David B Lindenmayer and Aram JK Calhoun, ISBN 9781405167611 Zusammenfassung Presents a set of 32 exercises spanning a wide range of conservation issues including genetic analysis! population biology and management! taxonomy! ecosystem management! land use planning! the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical! real-world issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii Acknowledgments x Part 1 Introduction 1 1. What is Biodiversity? Spiders as Exemplars of the Biodiversity Concept 3 2. What is Conservation Biology? An Analysis of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund's Strategies and Funding Priorities 13 3. Why is Biodiversity Important? Why Is It Threatened? An Exploration with the IUCN ''Red List'' of Threatened Species 21 Part 2 Genes 29 4. Population Genetics: Diversity Within Versus Diversity Among Populations 31 5. Genetic Drift: Establishing Population Management Targets to Limit Loss of Genetic Diversity 36 6. Pedigree Management: Controlling the Effects of Inbreeding as Indicated by Fluctuating Asymmetry 42 7. Landscape Genetics: Identifying Movement Corridors 48 Part 3 Populations 57 8. Life Table Analysis: Balancing Commercial Fisheries with Sea Bird ''By-Catch'' 59 9. Population Viability Analysis: El Niño Frequency and Penguin Population Persistence 66 10. Habitat Loss and Fragmentation: Ecological Traps, Connectivity, and Issues of Scale 74 11. Diagnosing Declining Populations: Assessing Monitoring Data to Better Understand Causes of Rarity in an Endangered Cactus 83 12. Estimating Population Size with Line Transects and DISTANCE 88 13. Analyzing Camera Trap Data with PRESENCE 105 14. Estimating Population Size with Mark-recapture Data and MARK 125 Part 4 Species 139 15. Estimating ''Biodiversity'': Indices, Effort, and Inference 141 16. Designing a Zoo: Ex Situ Centers for Conservation, Research, and Education 156 17. Plant Reintroductions: Reestablishing Extirpated Populations 174...
