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Klappentext Scientific yet accessible review of mammalian conservation as a model demonstrating wider issues in conservation. Zusammenfassung How can large charismatic mammals - with their inherent public appeal - be conserved within a broader economic and social context! and used effectively to promote the conservation of whole ecosystems? This scientific but accessible account reviews modern conservation approaches and their consequences for all those interested in wildlife and its conservation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, Acknowledgements, Preface Earl of Cranbrook; 1. Mammal conservation: current contexts and opportunities Abigail C. Entwistle, Simon Mickleburgh and Nigel Dunstone; 2. Ecological roles of mammals: the case of seed dispersal Ellen Andresen; 3. Patterns and processes in contemporary mammalian extinction Georgina M. Mace and Andrew Balmford; 4. Charismatic megafauna as 'flagship species' Nigel Leader-Williams and Holly Dublin; 5. Assessing large 'flagship species' for representing the diversity of sub-Saharan mammals: Using hotspots of total richness, hotspots of endemism and hotspots of complementary richness Paul Williams, Neil Burgess and Carsten Rahbek; 6. Abundance/mass relationships as a potential basis for establishing mammal conservation priorities Stephen Harris, Graeme McLaren, Mary Morris, Patrick A. Morris and Derek Yalden; 7. Small mammals and the conservation agenda Abigail C. Entwistle and Peter J. Stephenson; 8. Rare mammals, research and realpolitik: priorities for biodiversity and ecology? Paul W. Bright and Patrick A. Morris; 9. Does legislation conserve and does research drive policy? The case of bats in the UK Paul A. Racey; 10. British mammals: is there a radical future? David W. Macdonald, Georgina M. Mace and Steve Rushton; 11. Conservation of large mammals in Africa: What lessons and challenges for the future? Philip Muruthi, Mark Stanley Price, Protpal Soorae, Cynthia Moss and Annette Lanjouw; 12. Which mammals benefit from protection in east Africa? Tim M. Caro, Marcel Rejmánek and Neil Pelkey; 13. The role of Transfrontier Conservation Areas in southern Africa in the conservation of mammalian biodiversity John Hanks; 14. Tourism and protected areas - distorting conservation priorities towards charismatic megafauna? Harold J. Goodwin and Nigel Leader-Williams; 15. Integrating hunting and protected areas in the Amazon Richard E. Bodmer; 16. Priorities for captive breeding - which mammals should board the ark? Andrew Balmford; 17. A recipe for species conservation: multidisciplinary ingredients Anna T. C. Feistner and Jeremy J. C. Mallinson; 18. What has the panda taught us? Lu Zhi, Pan Wenshi, Zhu Xiaojian, Wang Dajun and Wang Hao; 19. Never say die: fighting species extinction Kathy Mackinnon; 20. The practical approaches for including mammals in biodiversity conservation Jeffrey A. McNeeley; 21. Future priorities for mammalian conservation Abigail C. Entwistle and Nigel Dunstone; References, Index....
