{"product_id":"foundations-of-conservation-biology-jeffrey-d-brawn-9780226847764","title":"Foundations of Conservation Biology: A Guide to the Classic Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor students, practitioners, and researchers, a comprehensive guide to conservation biology's foundational literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book summarizes over a century of multidisciplinary scientific literature that contributed to the development of conservation biology. It explores how different scientific, social, and cultural traditions have informed that literature, enabling a deeper comprehension of the natural world and conservation practices. The volume traces conservation biology's scientific and cultural foundations and its emergence in the mid-1980s in response to the accelerating effects of human activity on biological diversity. As conservation moved beyond its early emphasis on sustaining yields of selected natural resources and responding to environmental degradation, it both reflected and required changes in its scope and foundations. Today, conservation biologists aim to understand the complex ecological and social causes of biodiversity loss and apply that integrated understanding to sustain life and ecological integrity at all levels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Examining this evolving field's foundations in philosophy and culture, population genetics, landscape ecology, management techniques, law, the social sciences, and climate change science, the contributors to this volume identify and provide historical and contextual interpretations of the key literature. \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Conservation Biology\u003c\/i\u003e shows how insights from the past have influenced contemporary studies, and how they may continue to shape future research and actions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey D. Brawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226847764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226847764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Jeffrey D. Brawn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097189720319,"sku":"9780226847764","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foundations-of-conservation-biology-jeffrey-d-brawn-9780226847764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}