Saving Biological Diversity Balancing Protection of Endangered Speci
The distinctive contribution of this book is that it presents a pragmatic approach for preserving biological diversity. Experts in a wide variety of fields, including philosophy, environmental policy, law, economics and biology, present different perspect
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Saving Biological Diversity Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems
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Saving Biological Diversity
Robert A. Askins · Glenn D. Dreyer · Gerald R. Visgilio · Diana M. Whitelaw Editors
Saving Biological Diversity Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems
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Editors Robert A. Askins Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4196
Glenn D. Dreyer Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4196
Gerald R. Visgilio Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4196
Diana M. Whitelaw Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4196
ISBN: 978-0-387-09566-0
e-ISBN: 978-0-387-09565-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008928017 c 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
Preface
The Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies at Connecticut College is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that builds on one of the nation’s leading undergraduate environmental studies programs. The Center fosters research, education, and curriculum development aimed at understanding contemporary ecological challenges. One of the major goals of the Goodwin-Niering Center is to enhance the understanding of both the College community and the general public with respect to ecological, political, social, and economic factors that affect natural resource use and preservation of natural ecosystems. To this end, the Center has offered six conferences at which academicians, representatives of federal and state government, people who depend on natural resources for their living, and individuals from non-government environmental organizations were brought together for an in-depth, interdisciplinary evaluation of important environmental issues. On April 6 and 7, 2007, the Center presented the Elizabeth Babbott Conant interdisciplinary conference on Saving Biological Diversity: Weighing the Protection of Endangered Species vs. Entire Ecosystems. The Beaver Brook Foundation; Audubon Connecticut, the state office of the National Audubon Society; the Connecticut Chapter of The Nature Conservancy; Connecticut Forest and Park Association and the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program joined the Center as conference sponsors. During this two-day conferenc
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