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Environmental policy and biodiversity / edited by R. Edward Grumbine

Published
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [1994]
Copyright Date
©1994
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 416 pages) : illustrations, map
Additional Creators
Grumbine, R. Edward
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English.
Contents
The preservation of natural biotic communities / Victor E. Shelford -- What is conservation biology? / Michael Soulé -- What do genetics and ecology tell us about the design of nature reserves? / Michael Soulé and Daniel Simberloff -- The landscape ecology of large disturbances in the design and management of nature reserves / William L. Baker -- Conservation biology in context: an interview with Michael Soulé -- Taking account of the ecosystem on the public domain: law and ecology in the Greater Yellowstone Region / Robert B. Keiter -- Six biological reasons why the Endangered Species Act doesn't work--and what to do about it / Daniel J. Rohlf -- Response to: "Six biological reasons why the Endangered Species Act doesn't work--and what to do about it" / Michael O'Connell -- Defining the role of conservation biology in the law of protecting ecosystems / Walter Kuhlmann -- An ecologist's view of biodiversity law: an interview with David Wilcove -- The Wildlands Project: land conservation strategy / Reed F. Noss -- Science, values, and uncertainty: a critique of the Wildlands Project / Lynn A. Maguire -- Conservation through coordination: California's experiment in bioregional councils / Deborah B. Jensen -- The Natural Community Conservation Planning Program and the coastal sage scrub ecosystem of southern California / John McCaull -- Great Lakes intergovernmental cooperation: a framework for endangered species conservation / Susan MacKenzie -- Forging an ecosystem management plan for the Chattooga River Basin / Buzz Williams -- Policy and process: ecosystem management on Department of Defense lands in northern Florida / Jeffrey L. Hardesty -- Uncertainty, resource exploitation, and conservation: lessons from history / Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn, and Carl Walters -- Creating and using knowledge for species and ecosystem conservation: science, organizations, and policy / Tim W. Clark -- Setting the political agenda: paradigmatic shifts in land and water policy / Hanna J. Cortner and Margaret Ann Moote -- Mixing conservation biology with grassroots environmentalism: an interview with Bonnie Phillips-Howard.
Summary
Scientists and policymakers must work together if solutions to the biodiversity crisis are to be found. Yet all too often, scientific data are unknown or incomprehensible to policymakers, and political realities are not fully appreciated by scientists. Environmental Policy and Biodiversity addresses that problem by presenting both an overview of important concepts in the field of conservation biology and an examination of the strengths and limitations of the policymaking process. Topics covered include: the ethical and scientific bases of conservation biology the effectiveness of existing environmental policy in protecting biodiversity case studies from California, the Great Lakes region, southern Appalachia, and the Florida panhandle an examination of overall environmental policy goals and processes Featuring provocative and clearly argued essays from a range of disciplines, Environmental Policy and Biodiversity provides resource professionals with valuable insight into conservation issues, and can serve as a useful tool in both graduate and undergraduate courses in conservation biology and environmental policy.
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ISBN
9781610912679
1610912675
1559632828 (acid-free paper)
9781559632829 (acid-free paper)
1559632836 (pbk.)
9781559632836 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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