James P. Gibbs

  • Fundamentals of Conservation Biology

    Fundamentals of Conservation Biology

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    In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book progresses to contend with some of the subject’s most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. Discusses social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology. Thoroughly revised with over six hundred new references and web links to many of the organizations involved in conservation biology, striking photographs and maps. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/hunter and by request on CD-ROM.

    ebook (pdf) 59.08 €
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  • Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations

    Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations

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    Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overview of population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typical field biologist and land managers with a modest statistical background. The text includes concrete guidelines for ecologists to follow to design a statistically defensible monitoring program.
    User-friendly, practical guide, written in a highly readable format.
    The authors provide an interdisciplinary scope to address the current, widespread interest in monitoring in many environmental fields, including pure and applied ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management.
    Emphasizes the role of monitoring in adaptive management.
    Defines important terminology and contrasts monitoring with other data-collection activities. Covers the applicable principles of sampling and shows how to design a monitoring project.
    Provides a step-by-step overview of the monitoring process, illustrated by flow charts and references. The authors also offer guidelines for analyzing and interpreting monitoring data.
    Illustrates the foundation of management objectives and describes their components, types, and development.
    Describes common field techniques for measuring important attributes of animal and plant populations.
    Reviews different methods for recording monitoring data in the field, managing the data, and communicating data to policy makers.

    ebook (pdf) 86.19 €
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  • Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management

    Anglais Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management

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    This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom. The book presents a set of 32 exercises that are primarily new and greatly revised

    ebook (ePub) 52.22 €
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