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An Introduction to Invertebrate Conservation Biology T. R. New (Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University)

An Introduction to Invertebrate Conservation Biology By T. R. New (Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University)

Summary

Focuses on the conservation biology of invertebrate animals - the predominant components of most global communities. Global in scope, and dealing with animals in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine communities, this book includes chapters on biodiversity, rationale and priorities for invertebrate conservation and practical conservation.

An Introduction to Invertebrate Conservation Biology Summary

An Introduction to Invertebrate Conservation Biology by T. R. New (Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University)

As the first book on the conservation biology of invertebrate animals - the predominant components of most global communities - this volume synthesises much important information in this emerging science. Global in scope, and dealing with animals in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine communities, the book includes chapters on biodiversity, rationale and priorities for invertebrate conservation, and practical conservation, and suggests practical agendas for the future. Many examples are discussed, and comprehensive references given.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: biodiversity and invertebrates ; 2. Why conserve invertebrates? ; 3. A changing world: the threats to invertebrates ; 4. Practical invertebrate conservation: approaches and setting priorities ; 5. Captive breeding and introduction of invertebrates ; 6. Regulation, legislation, and assessment of status ; 7. Some case-histories of invertebrate conservation ; 8. The future of invertebrate conservation ; Appendix: The IUCN Red Data Book Categories ; References ; Index

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GOR007639376
9780198540519
0198540515
An Introduction to Invertebrate Conservation Biology by T. R. New (Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Reader and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University)
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Oxford University Press
19950824
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