Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 516 pages
- Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition: 3rd Edition October 30, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 140513545X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1405135450
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Book Dimensions:
9.7 x 7.6 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2.8 pounds
Product Review
"This new edition continues to be an great choice for undergraduate courses in conservation biology - notable for its well-honed organization of concepts and its clear prose." Professor Thomas L Fleischner, Prescott College
"This is an great text that provides a clear, lucid, and comprehensive summary of approaches used in biological conservation. It should inspire a new generation of conservation biologists." Tim Coulson, Imperial College, London
"My goal is to expose the concepts of conservation biology to the broadest possible student audience. For its combination of accessible writing with rigorous, updated content, basics of Conservation Biology is matchless." Professor Travis Knowles, Francis Marion University
"Hunter and Gibbs have produced an great text, one that uses an array of concrete examples, ethical principles, and theory to challenge and engage students. basics of Conservation Biology should remain one of the standards in the field for years to come." Dr Christopher Norment, SUNY College at Brockport
"Hunter and Gibbs comprehensively present conservation biology with both clarity and charm. It includes great examples and case studies, current issues and topics, and recent references that will certainly appeal to faculty and students in the conservation sciences." Dr Jamie M Kneitel, California State University, Sacramento
"One could imagine a whole course being based on this book as it has so much to offer."
Journal of Biological Education
Product Review
"This new edition continues to be an great choice for undergraduate courses in conservation biology - notable for its well-honed organization of concepts and its clear prose."
Professor Thomas L Fleischner, Prescott College"This is an great text that provides a clear, lucid, and comprehensive summary of approaches used in biological conservation. It should inspire a new generation of conservation biologists."
Tim Coulson, Imperial College, London"My goal is to expose the concepts of conservation biology to the broadest possible student audience. For its combination of accessible writing with rigorous, updated content,
Fundamentals of Conservation Biology is matchless."
Professor Travis Knowles, Francis Marion University"Hunter and Gibbs have produced an great text, one that uses an array of concrete examples, ethical principles, and theory to challenge and engage students.
Fundamentals of Conservation Biology should remain one of the standards in the field for years to come."
Dr Christopher Norment, SUNY College at Brockport"Hunter and Gibbs comprehensively present conservation biology with both clarity and charm. It includes great examples and case studies, current issues and topics, and recent references that will certainly appeal to faculty and students in the conservation sciences."
Dr Jamie M Kneitel, California State University, Sacramento"One could imagine a whole course being based on this book as it has so much to offer."
Journal of Biological Education
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Fundamentals of Conservation Biology (Hardcover)
Malcom Hunter provides a wonderful resource for students. He brings years of experience in the academic world to create a useful and enjoyable text. His book provides broad coverage of the major topics of applied conservation including chapters on diversity, threats to biodiversity, the maintenance of biodiversity, and the human factors of conservation work. Throughout the text Dr. Hunter provides insightful illustrations and examples carefully spanning taxonomic lines and global location including several in depth case studies. This text accurately depicts the various complications and perspectives in this increasingly broad and necessary field. From the introduction through the last chapter Hunter keeps the text accessible only rarely becoming arduous to the reader's patience. Hunter leaves out the over glorified (and extremely costly) full glossy pictures that have become commonplace in modern texts making this a great buy for students. The discussion questions provided at the end of each chapter are great and his suggestions for other readings provide excellent options for students seeking to go even further into topics of interest.
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