{"product_id":"method-in-ecology-strategies-for-conservation-paperback-9780521446938","title":"Method in Ecology; Strategies for Conservation (Paperback) 9780521446938","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMethod in Ecology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStrategies for Conservation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book discusses the help ecology can and can't give in environmental problem solving.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKristin S. Shrader-Frechette (Author), Earl D. McCoy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521446938, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 September 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a timely book that will enliven many graduate seminars.\"   R.H. Peters, Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this volume, the authors discuss what practical contributions ecology can and can't make in applied science and environmental problem solving. In the first section, they discuss conceptual problems that have often prevented the formulation and evaluation of powerful, precise, general theories, explain why island biogeography is still beset with controversy and examine the ways in which science is value laden. In the second section, they describe how ecology can give us specific answers to practical environmental questions posed in individual case studies, and argue for a new way to look at scientific error. A case study using the Florida panther is examined in the light of these findings. They end by suggesting a bright future for the important, but relatively undeveloped task of applying ecology to practical environmental problem solving.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: what ecology can't do\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ecological concepts are problematic\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ecological theory is problematic\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ecological science is value laden\u003cbr\u003e 5. What ecology can do\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ecology and a new account of rationality\u003cbr\u003e 7. Objections: rationality in ecology\u003cbr\u003e 8. A case study: the Florida panther\u003cbr\u003e 9. Policy aspects of the Florida panther case\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Applied ecology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Applied ecology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Applied%20ecology%20%5BRNC%5D%22\"\u003eRNC\u003c\/a\u003e], Ecological science, the Biosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ecological science, the Biosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ecological%20science,%20the%20Biosphere%20%5BPSAF%5D%22\"\u003ePSAF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978388758808,"sku":"9780521446938","price":59.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521446938i_ee33c847-7b32-41d0-9bbf-19c03ef762c9.jpg?v=1691382003","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/method-in-ecology-strategies-for-conservation-paperback-9780521446938","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}