Challenges In The Conservation Of Biological Resources
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Challenges In The Conservation Of Biological Resources

A Practitioner's Guide

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Challenges In The Conservation Of Biological Resources

A Practitioner's Guide

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This book provides an understanding of the many biological and sociopolitical considerations involved in the conservation of biological resources. It is intended to provide practical advice on procedures that can be used by professional resource managers who work at local and regional levels.

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Index

Academic Computing, 155
Acid rain, 39, 210, 328
Adirondack Ecologic Center (SUNY), 212
Adirondack Forest Preserve, 319
Adirondack Forty-sixers, 319, 322, 323, 324
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), 319, 322, 324
Adirondack Park N.Y., 20, 181, 208, 319
Agency, 213, 215(table)
biodiversity, 208, 209-211, 213-216
Commission on the, 211
conservation goals, 211-216
density index, 310(table)
High Peaks region, 305
land-use plan, 209, 214
lynx restoration in, 304, 306-309
predators in, 305, 308, 309, 310-11, 312(fig.)
private and public lands, 308, 309(fig.)
Adirondack, 15, 213, 267, 305, 319-325, 326
summit vegetation, 319, 320, 321-322
ADK. See Adirondack Mountain Club
Adopt-A-Stream Program, 193, 195
Aerial photography, 56, 106, 268, 293
Afforestation, 274-275
Africa, 146
Age-structures, 146
Agricultural land abandonment, 274
Agricultural land clearing, 280
Agriculture, U.S. Department of (USD A), 171
Air pollution, 70, 210
Albany (N.Y.), 293, 296, 299(fig.)
Albany Pine Bush, 290, 292,293, 294, 297, 298, 299(fig.), 301
Commission, 294, 296
Albany Pine Bush Preserve, 293, 294, 295(fig.), 301
Algae, 12(table)
Algonquin Peak, 322, 323, 324, 325
Allegany State Park, 181, 220, 221(fig.)
Advisory Task Force, 222, 226
biodiversity, 222, 226, 228-229
environmental resources, 223-224, 225(fig.)
planning process, 220, 221-229
zoning system, 222, 226
Allegheny National ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Tables and Figures
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. About the Editors
  11. Cooperators
  12. SECTION I Basic Considerations for the Conservation of Biological Resources
  13. SECTION II Conceptual Foundations
  14. SECTION III Tools and Techniques for Conserving Biological Diversity
  15. SECTION IV Case Studies in Conservation of Biological Resources: Putting Theory and Tools to Work
  16. SECTION V Conservation of Land and Biological Resources in Transition - Implications for Management Education, and Policy
  17. List of Authors
  18. Index