{"product_id":"ecological-challenges-and-conservation-conundrums-9781118895108","title":"Ecological Challenges and Conservation Conundrums","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort, compelling, but mostly thought-provoking essysthatencompass many of the central issues shaping ecology and conservation in the changing world\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollected essays from one of the best known ecologists and conservationists in the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes all issues at the cutting edge of the interface between ecology and conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttractive to a broad audience of ecologists, conservationists, natural resource managers, policy makers, and naturalists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreamble: Why this book?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 1 How did I get here? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 2 Found! The survivor in the swamps (2005) 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 3 In defense of footnotes (2014) 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Change, the challenge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Conservation and change 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 A digression on paradigms 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 4 The power of paradigms (2014) 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 5 Patterns, paradigms, and preconceptions (2013) 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 6 Fat times, lean times, and competition among predators (1993) 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Equilibrium, stability, and change 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 7 From our southern correspondent(s) (2011) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 8 Boom and bust: lessons from the outback (2014) 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 A digression on disturbance 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 9 Oil, oil, everywhere…(2010) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The forces of change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Climate change and sea-level rise 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 10 Polar bears, golden toads, and conservation futures (2008) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Land-use change 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 11 Will land-use change erode our conservation gains? (2007) 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 12 Landscape ecology: the science and the action (1999) 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Distributional changes: invasive species 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Societal, cultural, and political change 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 13 Wildlife, people, and water: who wins? (2012) 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Population growth 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Linkages among changes 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Conservation conundrums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Variation and history 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 14 The eclipse of history? (2008) 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 15 From our southern correspondent(s): which history? (2013) 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 A digression on baselines and targets 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 16 Shooting at a moving target (2011) 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Ecological thresholds 138\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 17 Tipping points in the balance of nature (2010) 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Ecological resilience 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Dealing with novelty 154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 18 Black swans and outliers (2012) 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 19 Moving outside the box (2009) 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Uncertainty: a boon or a bane? 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 20 Taking risks with the environment (2012) 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 21 Uncertainty and the relevance of ecology (2008) 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Prioritization and triage 180\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 22 Talking about triage in conservation (2015) 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 Protected areas: where the wild things are 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 23 Build it and they will come (2013) 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 24 The dangers of black-and-white conservation (2007) 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19 Ecosystem services and the value of nature 206\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 25 What’s so new about ecosystem services? (2007) 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Doing conservation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20 What is it we are trying to conserve? 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 26 Be careful what you wish for (2014) 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 27 Concluding comments: Are bird communities real? (1980) 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 28 A metaphor meets an abstraction: the issue of \"Healthy Ecosystems\" (2015) 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 21 Numbers, numbers, numbers 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 29 Is \"monitoring\" a dirty word? (2009) 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 30 The place of long-term studies in ornithology (1984) 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 31 What use is small data in a big data world? (2013) 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 22 A digression on words 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 32 Word processing versus writing (1983, 2011) 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 23 Debates in ecology and conservation 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 33 On skepticism and criticism in ornithology (1981) 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 34 The demise of wildness? (2007) 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 24 What lies behind the debates? Philosophy, values, and ethics 270\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 25 A digression on advocacy in conservation 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 35 Scientific responsibility and responsible ecology (1997) 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Concluding comments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 26 Whither ecology and conservation in a changing world? 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 36 \"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…\" (2009) 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 37 Being green isn’t easy (2010) 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay 38 Stewart Udall and the future of conservation (2010) 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific names of species mentioned in the text 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 323\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039264145751,"sku":"9781118895108","price":59.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118895108.jpg?v=1750943096","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecological-challenges-and-conservation-conundrums-9781118895108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}