Effective Conservation Science
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This novel text assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology. Collectively they highlight many of the most challenging questions being asked in conservation science today, each of which will benefit from new experiments, new data, and new analyses. The book's principal aim is to inspire readers to tackle these uncomfortable issues head-on. A second goal is to be reflective and consider how the field has reacted to challenges to orthodoxy, and to what extent have or can these challenges advance conservation science.
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- Oxford University Press Academic UK
- 9780192536662
- 9780198808978
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- English
- 2017-10-06
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- Contents
- List of contributors
- Section 1: Reproducibility, bias, and objectivity in conservation science
- 1 Uncomfortable questions and inconvenient data in conservation science
- Peter Kareiva and Michelle Marvier
- 2 The thin ice of simplicity in environmental and conservation assessments
- Moana McClellan and Ian P. Davies
- Section 2: Challenges to foundational premises in conservation
- 3 The value of ecosystem services: What is the evidence?
- Linus Blomqvist and R. David Simpson
- 4 Are local losses of biodiversity causing degraded ecosystem function?
- Mark Vellend
- 5 Forty years of bias in habitat fragmentation research
- Lenore Fahrig
- 6 Introduced species are not always the enemy of conservation
- Martin A. Schlaepfer
- 7 Novel ecosystems: Can’t we just pretend they’re not there?
- Richard J. Hobbs
- 8 What is the evidence for planetary tipping points?
- Barry W. Brook, Erle C. Ellis, and Jessie C. Buettel
- 9 Adaptability: As important in conservation organizations as it is in species
- Paul R. Armsworth, Eric R. Larson, and Alison G. Boyer
- 10 Food webs with humans: In name only?
- Emma C. Fuller
- Section 3: Iconic conservation tales: Sorting truth from fiction
- 11 Global agricultural expansion: The sky isn’t falling (yet)
- Jonathan R. B. Fisher
- 12 A good story: Media bias in trophic cascade research in Yellowstone National Park
- Emma Marris
- 13 From Silent Spring to The Frog of War: The forgotten role of natural history in conservation scie
- David K. Skelly
- 14 How a mistaken ecological narrative could be undermining orangutan conservation
- Erik Meijaard
- 15 Fealty to symbolism is no way to save salmon
- Peter Kareiva and Valerie Carranza
- 16 Genetically modified crops: Frankenfood or environmental boon?
- Michelle Marvier
- 17 When “sustainable” fishing isn’t
- Kristin N. Marshall and Phillip S. Levin
- 18 Science communication is receiving a lot of attention, but there’s room to improve
- Yuta J. Masuda and Tim Scharks
- Section 4: Questioning accepted strategies and interventions
- 19 Overfishing: Can we provide food from the sea and protect biodiversity?
- Ray Hilborn
- 20 Rehabilitating sea otters: Feeling good versus being effective
- James A. Estes and M. Tim Tinker
- 21 Planning for climate change without climate projections?
- Joshua J. Lawler and Julia Michalak
- 22 Is “no net loss of biodiversity” a good idea?
- Martine Maron
- 23 Replacing underperforming nature reserves
- Richard A. Fuller and James E. M. Watson
- 24 Conservation in the real world: Pragmatism does not equal surrender
- Joseph M. Kiesecker, Kei Sochi, Jeff Evans, Michael Heiner, Christina M. Kennedy, and James R. Oakle
- 25 Are payments for ecosystem services benefiting ecosystems and people?
- Paul J. Ferraro
- 26 Corporations valuing nature: It’s not all about the win-wins
- Jennifer L. Molnar
- 27 Business as usual leads to underperformance in coastal restoration
- Brian R. Silliman, Brent B. Hughes, Y. Stacy Zhang, and Qiang He
- Section 5: Conclusion
- 28 Conservation bias: What have we learned?
- Brian Silliman and Stephanie Wear
- Index