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More About This Title Conservation of Biological Resources
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The authors, an ecologist and an anthropologist, have both worked on the conservation and sustainable use of wildlife for several years, including the ivory and rhino horn trades.
- The first book to examine the issues underlying the sustainable use debate in a fully interdisciplinary manner. Both the theoretical section and the case studies approach the issues using methods from economics, ecology, anthropology and other fields
- Designed as a course textbook, combining a theoretical section with invited case studies written by expert practitioners in the field
- Outlines the new direction that conservation biology (and thus conservation biologists) must take if it is to be successful
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Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland is the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford and director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science. She is particularly known for her work on Saiga Antelope. Ruth Mace is the author of Conservation of Biological Resources, published by Wiley.
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Part II: Theoretical Background.
The Ecological and Economic Theory of Sustainable Harvesting.
Harvesting and Ecological Realities.
Decision-Making by Users of Natural Resources.
Practical Considerations when Applying the Theory.
Part III: Case Studies.
Sustainable Use as a Conservation Tool in the Forests of South-East Asia (Kathy Mackinnon).
Will Bigleaf Mahogany Be Conserved Through Sustainable Use? (R E Gullison).
Cosiguina, Nicaragua: A Case Study in Community-Based Management of Wildlife (Vivienne Solis Rivera and Stephen R Edwards).
Sustainability of the Falkland Islands Loligo Squid Fishery (Sophie des Clers).
Recreational Use of Coral Reefs in the Maldives and Caribbean (Andrew R G Price, Callum M Roberts and Julie P Hawkins).
A Century of Change in the Central Luangwa Valley of Zambia (Joel Freehling and Stuart A Marks).
The Economics of Wildlife Conservation Policy in Kenya (M Norton-Griffiths).
Gorilla Tourism: A Critical Look (Thomas M Butynski and Jan Kalina).
Caribou and Muskox Harvesting in the Northwest Territories (Anne Gunn).
Hunting of Game Mammals in the Soviet Union (Leonid M Baskin).
Part IV: Making Conservation Work.
Making Conservation Work.
References.
Glossary of Terms.
Index.
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