The Ecological Basis of Conservation: Heterogeneity, Ecosystems, and Biodiversity

by Moshe Shachak, Gene E. Likens, Richard S. Ostfeld, et al.

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From its inception, the U.S. Department of the Interior has been charged with a conflicting mission. One set of statutes demands that the department must develop America's lands, that it get our trees, water, oil, and minerals out into the marketplace. Yet an opposing set of laws orders us to conserve these same resources, to preserve them for the long term and to consider the noncommodity values of our public landscape. That dichotomy, between rapid...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0412098512

ISBN13:9780412098512

Release Date:January 1997

Publisher:Springer

Length:466 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Biology Biology & Life Sciences Botany Conservation Earth Sciences Ecology Environmental Science Environmental Studies Nature

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