{"product_id":"ecological-challenges-and-conservation-conundrums-isbn-9781118895108","title":"Ecological Challenges and Conservation Conundrums","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort, compelling, but mostly thought-provoking essys that encompass 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 \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  \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor John Wiens, PRBO Conservation Science, California, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Wiens is currently Chief Conservation Science Officer at PRBO Conservation Science, California, and a visiting faculty member of the University of Western Australia in Perth, where he collaborates with colleagues on restoration ecology. He held positions at Oregon state University, the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University before leaving academia in 2002 to join The Nature Conservancy as Lead Scientist. He has published over ten books and 250 scientific papers. At PRBO Professor Wiens develops guidance for assessing how landscapes are likely to change and how management practices can help to mitigate or adapt to the changes.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989099397349,"sku":"NP9781118895108","price":95.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118895108.jpg?v=1761782793","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ecological-challenges-and-conservation-conundrums-isbn-9781118895108","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}