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US Mall 1 - Principles of Conservation Biology, Third Edition
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List Price: $97.95
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Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.9516
EAN: 9780878935185
ISBN: 0878935185
Label: Sinauer Associates
Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 779
Publication Date: 2005-08-01
Publisher: Sinauer Associates
Release Date: 2005-08-01
Studio: Sinauer Associates
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Summary: Mixed bag
Comment: Individual chapters are done well. Case studies and essays are a nice touch and make great reading assignments for students. However, I find the redundancy of information a bit frustrating. To make matters worse, there are many times when the same information (e.g., population dynamics) is presented using different terminology. There is another issue in having to wade through pages of examples in the text to distill out a generalization. It would also be nice for the authors to address some of the more public issues directly with references. For example, in the Global Warming chapter, I would have liked to have "common misconceptions" and then the studies that support the scientific consensus. I think this is a valuable text but the next iteration should aim to cut down on redundancy, standardize terms, and have the major points of each chapter at the beginning of each chapter. Just to make life easier, it would be nice if there was a CD to accompany the text with figures and graphs from the text.
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Summary: Conservation Biology review
Comment: Excellent book, either for the serious student or for someone just interested in the subject. However most of the graphics are in black and white, so it takes some getting used to, but there are some nice color plates in the middle of the book. It is generally written well and seldom assumes you know what they are talking about without an explanation of some of the concepts.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Impressed
Comment: The book was sent fairly quickly and packaged very well. The book is new as it was advertized. Would buy from seller again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book
Comment: I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this subject. It has a lot of great case studies and examples. Some conservation biologists call this one "the Concervation biology bible".
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Mixed bag
Comment: Individual chapters are done well. Case studies and essays are a nice touch and make great reading assignments for students. However, I find the redundancy of information a bit frustrating. To make matters worse, there are many times when the same information (e.g., population dynamics) is presented using different terminology. There is another issue in having to wade through pages of examples in the text to distill out a generalization. It would also be nice for the authors to address some of the more public issues directly with references. For example, in the Global Warming chapter, I would have liked to have "common misconceptions" and then the studies that support the scientific consensus. I think this is a valuable text but the next iteration should aim to cut down on redundancy, standardize terms, and have the major points of each chapter at the beginning of each chapter. Just to make life easier, it would be nice if there was a CD to accompany the text with figures and graphs from the text.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Conservation Biology review
Comment: Excellent book, either for the serious student or for someone just interested in the subject. However most of the graphics are in black and white, so it takes some getting used to, but there are some nice color plates in the middle of the book. It is generally written well and seldom assumes you know what they are talking about without an explanation of some of the concepts.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Impressed
Comment: The book was sent fairly quickly and packaged very well. The book is new as it was advertized. Would buy from seller again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book
Comment: I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this subject. It has a lot of great case studies and examples. Some conservation biologists call this one "the Concervation biology bible".
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