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Species conservation in managed habitats: the myth of a pristine nature with a preamble by Josef H. Reichholf

By Werner , Kunz

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2016
ISBN
3527338454, 978-3-527-33845-0, 978-3-527-68886-9, 978-3-527-68885-2, 978-3-527-68887-6, 978-3-527-68884-5, 3527688846, 3527688854, 3527688862, 3527688870
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3371466 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
293\296
Time added
2016-12-07 07:00:00
Wildlife conservation.;Nature conservation.;TECHNO

Description

Written by an author with longstanding experience in the ecology of insects and birds and with a stellar academic record in molecular life sciences, this is a welcome challenge to the widely held beliefs in conventional environmental policies. Werner Kunz convincingly explains why maintaining high biodiversity in Europe depends heavily on the existence of open space and sparse ground vegetation that is neither used for intensive modern agriculture, nor eliminated by reforestation. He questions the commonly propagated opinion that nature conservation is equivalent to species protection - and shows that technical habitat design can rescue endangered species. A must-have for environmental agencies, policy makers, ecologists and all who are witnessing the current loss of species in Central Europe.

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