Note: Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART I. PROEMINENT PIONEERS OF NATURE CONSERVATION -- PART II. SOCIAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION -- PART III. BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT -- PART IV. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONSERVATION BIOLOGY -- PART V. CONSERVATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT -- PART VI. NATURE CONSERVATION IN PRACTICE -- INDEX.

Note: Intro -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Part I: The River -- Synecdoche and the Trout -- Time and Tide on the Ocoee River -- Vortex -- Only Connect -- Grabbing the Loop -- Part II: The City -- The White Tigers of Cincinnati -- To Live and Die in L.A. -- Reaction Wood -- Superdove on 46th Street -- Before the Fall -- Part III: The Mountains -- Pinhead Secrets -- The Keys to Kingdom Come -- Karl's Sense of Snow -- The Trees Cry Out on Currawong Moor -- The Big Turn -- Eat of This Flesh -- Part IV: The Heart -- The Swallow That Hibernates Underwater -- Trinket from Aru -- Bagpipes for Ed -- Point of Attachment -- Voice Part for a Duet -- Love in the Age of Relativity -- Strawberries Under Ice -- 'The Tangled Tree' Teaser -- About David Quammen -- Notes and Provenance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Endnotes -- Copyright.

Note: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Part I: Heroes for Animals -- Do Not Kill - Buddha's Compassion for Animals -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Saint Francis of Assisi - The Patron Saint of Animals -- Worth Reading -- Saint Francis of Paola - Humility and Non-violence -- Worth Reading -- Animals Are Back - The Ethics of Jeremy Bentham -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Pioneers of Animal Advocacy in the Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Centuries -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Charles Darwin - Evolution and the Fall of Human Superiority -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Reverence for Life - Albert Schweitzer's Biocentrism -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Cleveland Amory and the Fund for Animals -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Spokesmen for Animals - Richard Ryder, Peter Singer, and Tom Regan -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- How Henry Spira Put Animal Liberation into Practice -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Ingrid Newkirk, Alex Pacheco, and PETA -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Talking Apes - Ambassadors of the Animal Kingdom in the Human World -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Parrots, Dolphins, Seals - And What They Have Taught Us -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- In the Front Line of Animal Advocacy - From Brigitte Bardot to Lek Chailert -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Part II: Heroes for Nature -- Beginnings of the Conservation Movement -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Under the Banner of the Giant Panda -- Worth Browsing -- Arne Naess and the Deep Ecology Movement. , Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Living with Big Cats - The Story of Joy and George Adamson -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- The Modern Noah - Gerald Durrell's Mission to Save Endangered Animals -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Farley Mowat Never Cried Wolf -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Jane Goodall - A Lifelong Optimist -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- No One Loved Gorillas More - The Life and Legacy of Dian Fossey -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Biruté Galdikas and the People of the Forest -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Jacques-Yves Cousteau - In Awe of the Oceans -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Mike Pandey - Using the Power of Motion Picture -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- David Attenborough - The Grand Old Man of Natural History Filmmaking -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Paul Watson - The Daredevil of Conservation -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Part III: Heroes for the Environment -- The Environmental Movement Is Born - Rachel Carson and Silent Spring -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Environmentalism Gaining Momentum - Denis Hayes and Earth Day -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- The Greenpeace-Story -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Chico Mendes - A Martyr for the Rainforest -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Missing in Action - The Story of Bruno Manser -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Oil Is Blood - The Fight of Ken Saro-Wiwa -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- A Passion for Trees - Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Vandana Shiva - Defending Traditional Agriculture -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing. , Worth Watching -- Tree Huggers and Hunger Strikers - Environmental Leadership in India -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- The Sacrifice of Berta Cáceres -- Worth Reading -- Worth Watching -- Don't Waste It! - Rossano Ercolini, Bea Johnson, and Ian Kiernan -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Al Gore - The Climate Crusader -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Strong Man of Environmentalism -- Worth Reading -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Greening Hollywood - The Activism of Leonardo DiCaprio -- Worth Browsing -- Worth Watching -- Epilogue.

Note: Intro -- WILDLIFE: DESTRUCTION,CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES -- FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND ZOONOSES -- Introduction -- Forest Ecosystems -- 1. Physiological Population Conditions -- 2. Meteorological Conditions -- 3. Habitat and Food Sources -- 4. Natural Enemies and Diseases -- Zoonoses -- References -- CONTRACTION AND STATUS OF MAASAI LANDSAS WILDLIFE DISPERSAL AREAS AND IMPLICATIONSFOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN AMBOSELIECOSYSTEM, KENYA -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Site -- Methods and Materials -- Bomas -- Roads -- Markets -- Electric Fences -- Kimana Community Wildlife Sanctuary (KCWS) and OtherInstitutions -- Agriculture Outside Kimana Electric Fences -- Livestock -- Wildlife Ranging Outside Electric Fences -- Further Data Analysis -- Results -- A) Kuku Group Ranch -- B) Kimana Group Ranch -- C) Mbirikani Group Ranch -- Discussions -- Way Forward -- Acknowledgements -- References -- CONSERVATION DURING CONFLICT:STRATEGIC PLANNING TO DEAL WITH WARIN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Africa's Importance in Biodiversity Conservation -- Positive Aspects of War -- Negative Impacts of War -- War Tactics -- Military Finance -- Displaced People and Refugees -- Government Deterioration -- Overexploitation: The Most Critical Factor -- Impacts of War on Conservation -- Considerations for Conservation during Conflict -- Suggestions for the Future of Conservation during Conflict -- Controlling Resource Use -- Advocating Nature Valuation -- Providing Support -- Integrating Approaches with Humanitarian Organizations -- Managing Refugees -- Further Insights -- Providing Support -- Integrating Approaches with Humanitarian Organizations -- Managing Refugees -- Further Insights -- Conclusion -- References -- ECOLOGY OF SOIL SEED BANK IN CONSERVATIONAND RESTORATION OF ENDANGERED PLANTS. , Abstract -- Introduction -- Soil Seed Bank -- Germination and Dormancy of Seeds -- Types of Dormancy -- Physiological Dormancy (PD) -- Morphological Dormancy (MD) -- Physical Dormancy (PY) -- Dormancy and Seed Persistence in Soil -- Why Persist in Soil? -- Light and Temperature Condition in Soil and under Vegetaion -- Gap Detection in Seed Germination -- Light Requirement for Germination -- Leaf-Canopy Inhibition -- Fluctuating-Temperatures Requirements -- Interactions between Several Gap-Detection Stimuli -- Predicting Seed Persistence -- Constraints in Restoration Using Seed Banks -- 1. Many Endangered Plants Does not Form a Seed Bank -- 2. Low Genetic Differentiation between Seed Bank and Standing Vegetation -- 3. Polluted Seed Bank with Invasive Exotic Plants Seeds -- 4. Construction of a Safe Site for Target Species at Restoration Site -- For Effective Restoration Using Seed Banks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF DISEASESSPREADING IN SYMBIOTIC COMMUNITIES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Underlying Models -- 2.1. Species Demographic Association -- 2.2. Behavior near ˇE 2 -- 2.3. Other Variants of the Demographic Model -- 2.4. The Disease Model -- 3. The Ecoepidemic Model -- 4. Symbiosis Essential for Survival -- 4.1. Boundedness of the System -- 4.2. Equilibria -- 4.3. Stability -- 4.4. Behavior near E2 -- 4.5. Analysis of the Coexistence Equilibrium E4 -- 4.6. Other Ecoepidemic Model Variants -- 4.6.1. Facultative Mutualism -- 4.6.2. Other Variants -- 4.6.3. Absence of Susceptible Population -- 5. Analysis of the System Dynamics -- 6. Some Ecologic Consequences -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTSON WILDLIFE: IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERSIN A SENTINEL SPECIES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- Environmental Risk Asocciated to Increasing Use of Pesticides. , Risk Assessment of Pesticide Formulations: Chemical Mixtures. -- Formulated Products Based on Glyphosate: An Herbicide Widely Used. -- Crocodilians (Caiman latirostris) as Sentinel Organisms of PesticideContamination. -- Conservation Status of C. latirostris -- Evaluation of Environmental Agent Effects: Biomarkers -- Biological Effect Monitoring: From Laboratory to Field -- Developmental Toxicity -- Biomarkers of Developmental Toxicity -- Biomarkers of Genotoxicity -- Pesticide Genotoxicity -- Genotoxicity of Glyphosate Formulation -- 2. Effects of Pesticides on Caiman Latirostris Embryos:Developmental Toxicity and Genetic Alterations. -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- EVIDENCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE INEURASIAN OTTER (LUTRA LUTRA LINNAEUS, 1758)FECAL BACTERIA IN PORTUGAL -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Study Area -- Scat Sampling -- Bacteria Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance Determination -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- BEHAVIOR OF WILD ANIMALS AGAINST HUMANSIN RESERVATIONS, SANCTUARIES,AND HUNTED AREAS - REVIEW AND THEORETICALAPPROACH -- Abstract -- Introduction -- General Vigilance and Shyness Towards Humans -- The Importance of Hunting -- Learning Capabilities and Learning Curves -- Conclusions for Human Behavior -- References -- CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON WILDLIFEPOPULATIONS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- A SRI LANKAN ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE:DOES IT INCREASE WILLINGNESSTO CONSERVE ELEPHANTS?HOW DO VISITORS REACT TO IT? -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage: Background -- 3. The Survey -- 3.1. Samples -- 3.2. Interviewers and the Data Collection Procedure -- 4. Attributes of Those Surveyed -- 5. Enjoyment of Visits and Willingness to Pay. , 6. Visitors' Suggestions for Improving Pinnawala ElephantOrphanage -- 7. Discussion - What Role Do and Should Wildlife Orphanagesand Refuges (Such as the PEO) Play in the Conservation ofEndangered Wildlife Species? -- 8. Concluding Comments -- Acknowledgements -- References -- WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE VALUE OF NEWZEALAND'S OTAGO PENINSULA: ECONOMICIMPACTS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction and Background -- 2. The Process of Valuing Objects -- 3. The Valuable Attributes of Otago Peninsula Worth Conserving -- 4. The Contribution of Wildlife Conservation to the EconomicValue of the Otago Peninsula - Economic Impact Analysis -- 5. Non-use Economic Values and Social Values Associated withthe Otago Peninsula Add to the Value of Conserving itsWildlife -- 6. Concluding Observations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- SHORT COMMUNICATIONS -- BIOLOGICAL MONITORING USING A NEWTECHNIQUE -- 1. Background -- 2. Example from Our Study -- 3. What is the CSRL? -- 4. The Analysis of Outliers Using the CSRL -- References -- GIS-BASED HABITAT MODEL OF JAVAN HAWKEAGLE(SPIZAETUS BARTELSI)USING INDUCTIVE APPROACH IN JAVA ISLAND,INDONESIA -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method of Analysis -- 2.1. Study Area -- 2.2. Model Extrapolation -- 2.3. Population Estimation -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Model Extrapolation of JHE Habitat Distribution -- 3.2. Population Estimation -- 4. Discussions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- CONFLICTS WITH HUMANS AND CONSERVATIONOF LARGE CATS IN BRAZILIAN RANCHES -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Study Area -- Depredation by Large Cats -- Conflict with Humans -- Results -- Depredation by Large Cats -- Conflict with Humans -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- FROM ACCEPTANCE TO SUPPORT:WHEN DAMAGE COMPENSATION TURNSINTO PERFORMANCE PAYMENTS -- Abstract -- Introduction. , Damage Compensation Schemes in Their Most Common Form -- Payments for Environmental Services -- Predator Conservation as an Environmental Service? -- Conclusion -- References -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTON FORAGE PLANT SPECIES RICHNESSIN STRUCTURE OF RUMINANT GUILDS:FOOD BENEFITS OF PASTURESWITH TWO FOREST TYPES -- Abstract -- The Significance of Anthropogenic Impact -- Materials and Methods -- General Approach -- Measurements and Statistical Procedure -- Results -- Structure of Ruminant Guilds -- Ranks of Ruminants in Order of Plant Species Richness. -- Discussion -- Acknowlegements -- References -- INDEX.

Note: Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: After the Anthropocene -- 1 Wildlife: Companion Elephants and New Grounds for Multinatural Conservation -- 2 Nonhuman Charisma: Counting Corncrakes and Learning to Be Affected in Multispecies Worlds -- 3 Biodiversity as Biopolitics: Cutting Up Wildlife and Choreographing Conservation in the United Kingdom -- 4 Conservation as Composition: Securing Premodern Ecologies in the Hebrides -- 5 Wild Experiments: Rewilding Future Ecologies at the Oostvaardersplassen -- 6 Wildlife on Screen: The Affective Logics and Micropolitics of Elephant Imagery -- 7 Bringing Wildlife to Market: Flagship Species, Lively Capital, and the Commodification of Interspecies Encounters -- 8 Spaces for Wildlife: Alternative Topologies for Life in Novel Ecosystems -- Conclusion: Cosmopolitics for Wildlife -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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Note: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: The Current Dilemma -- 1. A View from a Marsh: Myths and Facts About Nature -- 2. Why the Elephants Died: Breakdown in the Management of Living Resources -- 3. Moose in the Wilderness: The Instability of Populations -- 4. Oaks in New Jersey: Machine-Age Forests -- PART TWO: Background to Crisis -- 5. Mountain Lions and Mule Deer: Nature as Divine Order -- 6. Earth as a Fellow Creature: Organic Views of Nature -- 7. In Mill Hollow: Nature as the Great Machine -- PART THREE: Evolving Images -- 8. The Forest in the Computer: New Metaphors for Nature -- 9. Within the Moose's Stomach: Nature as the Biosphere -- PART FOUR: Resolutions for Our Time -- 10. Fire in the Forest: Managing Living Resources -- 11. Salmon in Wild Rivers and Grizzlies in Yellowstone: Managing Wildlife and Conserving Endangered Species -- 12. The Winds of Mauna Loa: Climate in a Changing World -- 13. Life on a Climate-Changing Planet -- 14. The Moon in the Nautilus Shell: Nature in the Twenty-First Century -- Postscript: A Guide to Action -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Note: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.