Livro - Conserving Living Natural Resources in the Context of a Changing World

Is an introductory textbook for students of conservation biology and resource management. It presents the historical and conceptual contexts of three seminal approaches to the management of living natural resources: utilitarian management for harvest of featured species and control of unwanted species, protection and restoration of populations and habitats to maintain biodiversity, and management of complex ecosystems to sustain both productivity and biodiversity. Rather than endorsing a single approach as the only correct one, this book investigates the historical and philosophical contexts, conceptual frameworks, principal techniques, and the limitations of each approach.

*Features:

-Assumes no prior knowledge of conservation biology; a truly introductory textbook;
-Encourages students to think critically about evidence and interpretation and to view science as an ongoing process, rather than as a static body of knowledge;
-Places conservation in an historical context to increase and hold the students´ interest and attention.

*Reviews:

"Weddell (Washington State Univ.) has written a highly readable book detailing the history and concepts of three different approaches to managing and conserving natural resources... Weddell presents uses and limitations of these concepts in a well-written and organized style suitable for anyone interested in the conservation of natural resources."
Choice

"Conserving Living Natural Resources takes the reader on a wide-ranging tour of conservation principles and practices. One of the book´s strengths is the historical overview of conservation philosophy it offers."
Environment

"With Conserving Living Natural Resources, Bertie Josephson Weddell has filled a vacant niche with a textbook that presents some new, and refreshingly old, concepts, examples, and ideas. She has fashioned a valuable addition for the teaching and practice of conservation."
Ecoscience