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001			OTLid0000773
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005			20201105133359.0
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008			190914s2019 mnu o 0 0 eng d
020			_a9781783747528
040			_aMnU _beng _cMnU
050		4	_aQH308.2
245	0	0	_aConservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa _cJohn Wilson
264		2	_bOpen Textbook Library
264		1	_bOpen Book Publishers
300			_a1 online resource
490	0		_aOpen textbook library.
505	0		_a1. What is Conservation Biology? -- 2. Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. What is Biodiversity? -- 4. Why Should We Protect Biodiversity? -- 5. The Scramble for Space -- 6. Our Warming World -- 7. Pollution, Overharvesting, Invasive Species, and Disease -- 8. Extinction Is Forever -- 9. Applied Population Biology -- 10. Conserving Ecosystems -- 11. Preventing Extinctions -- 12. Biodiversity and the Law -- 13. The Importance of Protected Areas -- 14. Conservation on Unprotected Lands -- 15. An Agenda for the Future
520	0		_aConservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. 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.
542	1		_fAttribution
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on print resource
650		0	_aBiology _vTextbooks
700	1		_aWilson, John W. _eauthor
700	1		_aPrimack, Richard B. _eauthor
710	2		_aOpen Textbook Library _edistributor
856	4	0	_uhttps://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/773 _zAccess online version
999			_c20121 _d20121