A Russian "Silent Spring"
BioScience
Vol. 42, No. 7, Crop Productivity for Earth and Space (Jul. - Aug., 1992), pp. 559-560
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Vol. 42, No. 7, Crop Productivity for Earth and Space (Jul. - Aug., 1992), pp. 559-560
(article consists of 2 pages)
Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences
DOI: 10.2307/1311890
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1311890
Review of the book:
Conservation of Living Nature and Resources: Problems, Trends, and Prospects
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Conservation of Living Nature and Resources: Problems, Trends, and Prospects.
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/06/conservation-of-living-nature-and.html
This book was one of the first ones that started the series of scientific publications about the value of biodiversity; this book was among the first books that provided well structured scientific arguments that demonstrated that it is really necessary and urgent to protect biodiversity. This book was among the first that provided a scientific basis for nature conservation and formulated the fundamental principles and axioms of nature conservation. Thsi book became very popular with lecturers and students who are involved in environmental protection and nature conservation worldwide.
The reference:
Yablokov A.V., Ostroumov S.A. Conservation of Living Nature and Resources: Problems, Trends, and Prospects. Berlin, New York et al. Springer. 1991. XII. 272 p. Bibliogr.: p. 227-248. Index of Authors: p. 249-251. Subject Index: p. 253-271. ISBN 3-540-52096-1; ISBN 0-387-52096-1.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63176028/;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63176028/;
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the book is on list of recommended books on conservation biology:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=26787
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key words:
nature, conservation, environmental, protection, books, monographs, Russian, A.V.Yablokov, S.A.Ostroumov, Moscow University, silent spring, biodiversity,