Effective Conservation Science

NOTE EDITORE

This novel text assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology. Collectively they highlight many of the most challenging questions being asked in conservation science today, each of which will benefit from new experiments, new data, and new analyses. The book's principal aim is to inspire readers to tackle these uncomfortable issues head-on. A second goal is to be reflective and consider how the field has reacted to challenges to orthodoxy, and to what extent have or can these challenges advance conservation science. Furthermore, several chapters discuss how to guard against confirmation bias. The overall goal is that this book will lead to greater conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity by harnessing the engine of constructive scientific scepticism in service of better results.

SOMMARIO

1 - Uncomfortable questions and inconvenient data in conservation science2 - The thin ice of simplicity in environmental and conservation assessments3 - The value of ecosystem services: What is the evidence?4 - Are local losses of biodiversity causing degraded ecosystem function?5 - Forty years of bias in habitat fragmentation research6 - Introduced species are not always the enemy of conservation7 - Novel ecosystems: Can't we just pretend they're not there?8 - What is the evidence for planetary tipping points?9 - Adaptability: As important in conservation organizations as it is in species10 - Food webs with humans: In name only?11 - Global agricultural expansion - The sky isn't falling (yet)12 - A good story: Media bias in trophic cascade research in Yellowstone National Park13 - From Silent Spring to the Frog of War: the forgotten role of natural history in conservation science14 - How a mistaken ecological narrative could be undermining orangutan conservation15 - Fealty to symbolism is no way to save salmon16 - Genetically-modified crops: Frankenfood or environmental boon?17 - When "sustainable" fishing isn't18 - Science communication is receiving a lot of attention, but we are not getting much better at it19 - Overfishing: can we provide food from the sea and protect biodiversity?20 - Rehabilitating sea otters: feeling good versus being effective21 - Planning for climate change without climate projections?22 - Is 'no net loss of biodiversity' a good idea?23 - Replacing underperforming nature reserves24 - Conservation in the real world: Pragmatism does not equal surrender25 - Are payments for ecosystem services benefiting ecosystems and people?26 - Corporations valuing nature: It's not all about the win-wins27 - Business as usual leads to underperformance in coastal restoration28 - If you remember anything from this book, remember this...

AUTORE

Peter Kareiva has taught at multiple universities (including Brown, University of Washington, UC Santa Barbara, Stanford, UCLA, Santa Clara University and University of Virginia). He has worked as a private consultant and led a NOAA research group at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center on Conservation Biology. He spent over ten years as a Lead, and then Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy. He is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. With Michelle Marvier he has co-authored a textbook in conservation science. He now directs an interdisciplinary program in Environmental Science at UCLA, where an emphasis is placed on the importance of narratives in promoting environmental values. Michelle Marvier is a professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Santa Clara University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz and was a NSF postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington. Michelle has worked for NOAA Fisheries on salmon conservation and has applied evidence-based risk analysis to understand the environmental impacts of genetically engineered crops. She has published over 40 articles, and she currently serves on the editorial board of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. With Peter Kareiva, Michelle coauthored the textbook, Conservation Science: Balancing the Needs of People and Nature. Brian Silliman is the Rachel Carson Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at Duke University. He was named a Smith Conservation Fellow in 2004, a Visiting Professor with the Royal Netherlands Society of Sciences in 2011, and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016. He has also received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Naturalists (2006) and NSF Career Grant Award (2011). Dr. Silliman has published two co-edited books and over 130 journal articles. His teaching and research are focused on community ecology, conservation and restoration, and ecological consequences of positive interactions.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198808978
• Dimensioni: 248 x 16.2 x 213 mm Ø 644 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 45 illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 206