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Conservation Biology

The Theory and Practice of Nature Conservation Preservation and Management

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Peggy L. Fiedler

    1. Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

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  2. Subodh K. Jain

    1. Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California, Davis, USA

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. The Practice of Nature Conservation, Preservation, and Management

    1. From Conservation Biology to Conservation Practice: Strategies for Protecting Plant Diversity

      • Donald A. Falk
      Pages 397-431

    2. The Role of Ecological Restoration in Conservation Biology

      • Laura L. Jackson
      Pages 433-451

    3. Why Should We Conserve Species and Wildlands?

      • G. Ledyard Stebbins
      Pages 453-470

  2. Epilogue

    1. Epilogue

      • Peggy L. Fiedler, Subodh K. Jain
      Pages 471-481

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 483-N2
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• • • John Harper • • • Nature conservation has changed from an idealistic philosophy to a serious technology. Ecology, the science that underpins the technol­ ogy of conservation, is still too immature to provide all the wisdom that it must. It is arguable that the desire to conserve nature will in itself force the discipline of ecology to identify fundamental prob­ lems in its scientific goals and methods. In return, ecologists may be able to offer some insights that make conservation more practicable (Harper 1987). The idea that nature (species or communities) is worth preserv­ ing rests on several fundamental arguments, particularly the argu­ ment of nostalgia and the argument of human benefit and need. Nostalgia, of course, is a powerful emotion. With some notable ex­ ceptions, there is usually a feeling of dismay at a change in the sta­ tus quo, whether it be the loss of a place in the country for walking or rambling, the loss of a painting or architectural monument, or that one will never again have the chance to see a particular species of bird or plant.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

    Peggy L. Fiedler

  • Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California, Davis, USA

    Subodh K. Jain

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Conservation Biology

  • Book Subtitle: The Theory and Practice of Nature Conservation Preservation and Management

  • Editors: Peggy L. Fiedler, Subodh K. Jain

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6426-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Inc. and Diane C. Fiedler 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-6428-3Published: 13 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-6426-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 507

  • Topics: Conservation Biology/Ecology, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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