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Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma


Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma

Paperback by Kareiva, Peter M. (Pritzker Distinguished Professor and IOES Director, Pritzker Distinguished Professor and IOES Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IOES), USA); Marvier, Michelle (Professor, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University, USA); Silliman, Brian R. (Rachel Carson Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Biology, Rachel Carson Associate...

Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma

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ISBN:
9780198808985
Publication Date:
12 Oct 2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
208 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 May - 1 Jun 2024
Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma

Description

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. Furthermore, several chapters discuss how to guard against confirmation bias. The overall goal is that this book will lead to greater conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity by harnessing the engine of constructive scientific scepticism in service of better results.

Contents

REPRODUCIBILITY, BIAS, AND OBJECTIVITY IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE; CHALLENGES TO FOUNDATIONAL PREMISES IN CONSERVATION; ICONIC CONSERVATION TALES: SORTING TRUTH FROM FICTION; QUESTIONING ACCEPTED STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS; CONCLUSION

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