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Theme 5 - The future – applying scientific method to conserving biodiversity and restoring degraded environments

Edited by
Mike Calver ,
Alan Lymbery ,
Jennifer McComb  and
Mike Bamford
Mike Calver
Affiliation:
Murdoch University, Western Australia
Alan Lymbery
Affiliation:
Murdoch University, Western Australia
Jennifer McComb
Affiliation:
Murdoch University, Western Australia
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Summary

In introducing the discipline of conservation biology Gary Meffe, C. Ronald Carroll and Martha Groom stated three unifying principles:

  1. Evolution unites all biology (the evolutionary play).

  2. The ecological world is dynamic (the ecological theatre).

  3. Humans must be included in conservation planning (people are part of the play).

Your study so far in Environmental Biology should leave you in no doubt about all three maxims, but we have not yet discussed how to integrate the human element with your understanding of evolution and ecology.

In this final theme of Environmental Biology we apply your knowledge and understanding from the earlier themes to solving applied conservation problems or to redressing environmental damage. Good scientific method is at the core of all solutions, complemented by a thorough understanding of biodiversity and the interactions of species through the application of evolutionary and ecological principles.

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Environmental Biology , pp. 537
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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