{"product_id":"tropical-conservation-biology-9781405150736","title":"Tropical Conservation Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Navjot S. Sodhi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival. \u003cbr\u003e  *\u003cbr\u003e  *Includes case studies and interviews with prominent conservation scientists to help situate key concepts in a real world context\u003cbr\u003e  *Covers a broad range of topics including: the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival\u003cbr\u003e  *Highlights conservation successes in the region, and emphasizes the need to integrate social issues, such as human hunger, into a tangible conservation plan\u003cbr\u003e  *Documents the current state of the field as it looks for ways to predict future outcomes and lessen human impact  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Sodhi et al. have done a masterful job of compiling a great deal of literature from around the tropical realm, and they have laid out the book in a fruitful and straightforward manner…I plan to use it as a reference and as supplemental reading for several courses and I would encourage others to do the same.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eEcology, 90(4), 2009, pp. 1144–1145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45203423658135,"sku":"9781405150736","price":6487.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405150736.webp?v=1767308069","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tropical-conservation-biology-9781405150736","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}