Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
science education can explain much of the naivety
of many conservation projects and the slow rate at
which methods for participatory conservation
have been adopted. Geography, with its spatial and
interdisciplinary perspectives, is the conservation
discipline of the future.
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GUIDE TO FURTHER READING
Maurer, B.A. (1994)
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Tools for the Analysis of Biodiversity.
Blackwell
Scientific Publications, Oxford. An advanced-level
text that discusses the spatial dynamics of species
populations and describes the mathematical
techniques for their description and analysis.
Rosenzweig, M.L. (1995)
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and Time.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
An excellent analysis of the ecology of species
diversity with particular emphasis on the spatial
and temporal dynamics of populations.
Scott, J., Davis, F., Csuti, B., Noss, R., Butterfield,
B., Groves, C., Anderson, H., Caicco, S., D'Erchia,
F., Edwards, T., Ulliman, J. and Wright, R. (1993)
Gap analysis: a geographic approach to protection
of biological diversity.
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41. A detailed analysis of a technique for
identifying gaps in conservation provision
whereby spatially explicit data such as vegetation
types and wildlife habitats are superimposed on
maps of protected areas.
Sutherland, W.J. (ed.) (1998)
Conservation science and
action.
Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. This topic
brings together contributions from authors from
a wide range of disciplines to create a state-of-
the-art review of conservation biology. Chapters
by Kevin Gaston on Biodiversity and William
Adams on Conservation and Development are
particularly valuable.
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