Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications

by Fred Van Dyke, Rachel L. Lamb

Overview

This first edition takes a contemporary, interdisciplinary approach to conservation biology and features vivid illustrations, an engaging writing style, and succinct coverage of the key principles governing conservation.

Conservation Biology focuses on the preservation of worldwide biodiversity through the conservation of habitats and restoration of ecosystems. This text is designed for undergraduates at the junior and senior level, especially those with strong backgrounds in biology. It assumes a basic knowledge of cellular, organismal, and ecosystem functions and characteristics, complemented by a basic understanding of reproductive biology, including the characteristics of DNA and its replication and mutation. It is designed for a one-semester course.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030395346
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	171 MB
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About the Author

Fred Van Dyke is a conservation scientist, author, and consultant and former Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute, an environmental education and research organization located in northern Michigan, USA. Prior to his leadership of Au Sable, Fred served as Professor and Chair of the Biology Department at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, USA, and Director of Wheaton’s Environmental Studies Program. Fred received his Ph.D. in environmental and forest biology from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York-Syracuse. He has served as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, a scientific and management consultant to the US National Park Service, and a consultant to government agencies and private industry in conservation research and management. His studies of wildlife ecology, plant ecology, restoration ecology, fire ecology and plant and animal response to environmental disturbance have been published innumerous international scientific journals and books

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Rachel L. Lamb is a University Flagship Fellow, Harvey Fellow, and PhD Candidate in Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). She also holds a Master of Public Policy and Master of Science in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from UMD. Rachel has worked for numerous agencies and organizations, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, A Rocha Peru, National Socio-Ecological Synthesis Research Center (SESYNC), Society for Conservation Biology, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Her current work focuses on the socio-economic applications of NASA Carbon Monitoring System products to advance climate-smart land-use with benefits for biodiversity. During the summers, she serves as a member of the faculty of the Au Sable Institute as an Assistant Professor, teaching courses in environmental law and policy as well as land use and resources policy. In 2015, Rachel was named a White House Champion of Change by the Obama Administration for her efforts in protecting our environment and communities from the effects of climate change.

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Table of Contents

1 The History and Distinctions of Conservation Biology
2 The Legal Foundations of Conservation Biology
3 Values and Ethics in Conservation
4 Biodiversity: Concept, Measurement, and Challenge
5 The Historic and Foundational Paradigms of Conservation Biology
6 The Conservation of Genetic Diversity
7 The Conservation of Populations
8 The Conservation of Habitat and Landscape
9 The Conservation of Aquatic Systems
10 Ecosystem Management
11 Restoration Ecology
12 Conservation, Economics, and Sustainable Development
13 Professional Effectiveness and Future Directions in Conservation Biology

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Anyone who teaches, talks or writes and works on Conservation Biology, needs this latest edition of a book, Conservation Biology (Foundations, Concepts, Applications, 3rd edition) by Fred Van Dyke and Rachel L. Lamb. This will be useful to both beginners and expert as well. The authors included almost all important issues in relation to conservation biology. This is really an outstanding book.” (Professor Bidhan Chandra Das, Ecology Branch, Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi)

“Van Dyke and Lamb have produced a thoughtful and important third edition of Van Dyke’s successful and rigorous text on Conservation Biology (Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications). As befits a young science that is evolving quickly, Van Dyke and Lamb have maintained the original text’s emphasis on connecting classical ecological and environmental work with updated modern applications and lucid examples. But more importantly, the third edition contains much new material on the human side of conservation, including expanded treatments of policy, economics, and climate change. Conservation educators will want to check it out.” (Tim Van Deelen, PhD, Professor Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

“I have taught using both the first and second editions of Van Dyke’s Conservation Biology text because of the comprehensive interdisciplinary coverage of the field of conservation biology from its historic roots to the present. Van Dyke and Lamb’s third edition builds on that material, incorporating some of the most recent new perspectives with a broad set of examples from across the globe. This is an amazing resource for students, faculty, and practitioners both new and experienced to the field.” (Diane Debinski, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Ecology, Montana State University)

“A thorough introduction to values in environmental conservation, suitable for undergraduates, excellent at placing environmental values in their deeper worldviews. Searches the academic literature, law, policy, and religious heritages, all facing challenging cases on the ground, better and worse. Unexcelled wisdom for living at home on Wonderland Earth, the planet with promise, destined for abundant life.” (Holmes Rolston, PhD, University Distinguished Professor Colorado State University)

“In this latest edition of Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, Fred Van Dyke and Rachel Lamb break new ground in both the breadth and depth of their review and analysis of this crucially important and rapidly changing field. Any student or other reader wishing to have a comprehensive overview and understanding of the complexities of conservation biology need look no further – this book is your starting point!” (Simon N. Stuart, PhD, Advisor to the Steering Committee IUCN Species Survival Commission; 2020 Blue Planet Award Recipient)

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This book … give a unified approach to an interdisciplinary subject, discussing the historical, ethical, economical, and ecological basis of conservation biology. … The overall mission of the textbook to provide undergraduates with a stimulating and accessible text is executed with great success. … it finds a wide readership and is present in libraries of colleges and research institutes." (Mark Young, British Ecological Society, Vol. 39 (4), 2008)

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