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  • Biodiversity Conservation

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Extinction is a natural process. In geological time there have been several periods of mass extinction. One of these periods is unfolding right now but all the evidence suggests that current extinction rates are between a hundred and a thousand times greater than the background rate. To put this in to context, a quarter of all known mammalian ... Leer más

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  • Rodent Pests and Their Control

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  • Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2

    Following the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume addresses an innovative array of key topics in contemporary conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team of authors, Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 adds to the still topical foundations laid in the first volume (published in 2007) by exploring a ... Leer más

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  • Capybara

    Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The capybara is the neotropical mammal with the highest potential for production and domestication. Amongst the favorable characteristics for domestication we can list its high prolificacy, rapid growth rate, a herbivorous diet, social behavior and relative tameness. The genus (with only two species) is found from the Panama Canal to the north of Argentina on the east of the Andes. Chile is the ... Leer más

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  • Wildlife Conservation on Farmland

    Managing for nature on lowland farms

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  • Wildlife Conservation on Farmland Volume 2

    Conflict in the countryside

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  • Audiolibro

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