Book ID: 105481
Gillson, Lindsey
Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Change. Using palaeoecology to manage dynamic landscapes in the Anthropocene. 2015. 272 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
In bringing together the disciplines of neo- and palaeoecology and integrating them with conservation biology, this text illustrates how an understanding of long-term change in ecosystems can in turn inform and influence their conservation and management in the Anthropocene. By looking at the history of traditional management, climate change, disturbance, and land-use, the book describes how a long-term perspective on landscape change can inform current and pressing conservation questions such as whether elephants should be culled, how best to manage fire, and whether ecosystems can or should be "re-wilded.