Conservation by proxy : indicator, umbrella, keystone, flagship, and other surrogate species / Tim Caro ; illustrated by Sheila Girling.

Author: Caro, T. M. (Timothy M.)

Imprint:Washington, DC : Island Press, c2010.

Descriptionxvi, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Buzzwords in conservation biology -- Species indicators of biodiversity at a large scale -- Species indicators of biodiversity in reserve -- Umbrella species and landscape species -- Keystone, engineering, and foundation species -- Environmental indicator species -- Ecological-disturbance indicator species -- Cross-taxon-response indicator species -- Flagship species -- Surrogate species in the real world.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-352) and index.

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