Conservation of biological resources / E.J. Milner-Gulland and Ruth Mace ; with case studies contributed by other authors.
By: Gulland, E. J. Milner.
Contributor(s): Mace, Ruth.
Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, ©1998Description: xvi, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 0865427380.Subject(s): Biodiversity conservation | Sustainable developmentDDC classification: 333.9516/G95 Other classification: CASItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | College Library General Reference Section | CAS 333.9516/G95 (Browse shelf) | Available | D-00955 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-388) and index.
Introduction -- The ecological and economic theory of sustainable harvesting -- Harvesting and ecological realities -- Decision-making by users of biological resources -- Practical considerations when applying the theory -- Sustainable use as a conservation tool in the forests of South-East Asia / Kathy MacKinnan -- Will Bigleaf Mahogany be conserved through sustainable use? / R.E. Gullison -- Cosigüina, Nicaragua: a case study in community-based management of wildlife / Vivienne Solis Rivera and Stephen R. Edwards -- Sustainability of the Falkland Islands Loligo squid fishery / Sophie des Clers -- recreational use of coral reefs in the Maldives and Caribbean / Andrew R.G. Price, Callum M. Roberts, and Julia P. Hawkins -- A century of change in the central Luangwa valley of Zambia / Joel Freehling and Stuart A. Marks -- The economics of wildlife conservation policy in Kenya / M. Norton-Griffiths -- Gorilla tourism: a critical look / Thomas M. Butynski and Jan Kalina -- Caribou and muskox harvesting in the Northwest Territories / Anne Gunn -- Hunting of game mammals in the Soviet Union / Leonid M. Baskin.
The first book to examine the issues underlying the sustainable use debate in a fully interdisciplinary manner. Both the theoretical section and the case studies approach the issues using methods from economics, ecology, anthropology and other fields.
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