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Conservation biology in sub-saharan Africa / (Record no. 28464)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781783747528
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781783747535
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781783747542
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781783747559
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781783747504
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781783747511
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029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000066144773
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1120696530
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency EBLCP
Language of cataloging eng
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QH77.A37
Item number W55 2019eb
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 334
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wilson, John W.
Fuller form of name (John William),
Dates associated with a name 1979-
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Conservation biology in sub-saharan Africa /
Statement of responsibility, etc. John W. Wilson and Richard B. Primack.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Open Book Publishers,
264 #2 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer BCcampus, BC Open Textbook Project
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (xxxiv, 660 pages) :
Other physical details colour illustrations
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license CC BY 4.0.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note What is Conservation Biology? -- Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa -- What is Biodiversity? -- Why Should We Protect Biodiversity? -- The Scramble for Space -- Our Warming World -- Pollution, Overharvesting, Invasive Species, and Disease -- Extinction is Forever -- Applied Population Biology -- Conserving Ecosystems -- Preventing Extinctions -- Biodiversity and the Law -- The Importance of Protected Areas -- Conservation on Unprotected Lands -- An Agenda for the Future -- Appendix A. Selected Sources of Information -- Appendix B. Selected Environmental Organisations -- Appendix C. Obtaining Conservation Funding -- Appendix D. Environmental Calendar.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region"--BC Campus website.
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (viewed on March 2, 2020).
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Conservation biology
Geographic subdivision Africa, Sub-Saharan.
655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Primack, Richard B.,
Dates associated with a name 1950-
Relator term author.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element BC Open Textbook Project,
Relator term distributor.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element BCcampus.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Title Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Place, publisher, and date of publication Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, ©2019
International Standard Book Number 9781783747511
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified BC Open Textbook Project title homepage.
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=7bddb825-39f9-4c11-b8a2-13a663e22378&contributor=&keyword=&subject=">https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=7bddb825-39f9-4c11-b8a2-13a663e22378&contributor=&keyword=&subject=</a>
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified BC Open Textbook Project.
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/7bddb825-39f9-4c11-b8a2-13a663e22378/1/Wilson-Primack_Conservation%20Biology.pdf">http://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/7bddb825-39f9-4c11-b8a2-13a663e22378/1/Wilson-Primack_Conservation%20Biology.pdf</a>
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified HTML file.
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.openbookpublishers.com/htmlreader/978-1-78374-750-4/main.html">https://www.openbookpublishers.com/htmlreader/978-1-78374-750-4/main.html</a>
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