Conservation of natural resources / Nikolas J. Kudrow, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Soil: a precious natural resource / C. Bini -- Carbon sequestration in soil: the role of the crop plant residues / Silvia Salati, Manuela Spagnol, Fabrizio Adani -- Collagen waste as secondary industrial raw material / F. Langmaie, P. Mokrejs -- Biodiversity conservation and management in the Brazilian Atlantic forest: every fragment must be considered / Roseli Pellens, Irene Garay, Philippe Grandcolas -- Conservation of Araucaria forest in Brazil: the role of genetics and biotechnology / Valdir Marcos Stefenon, Leocir José Welter -- Mexican fish: a fauna in threat / Marina Y. De la Vega-Salazar -- Application of LCA to a comparison of the global warming potential of industrial and artisanal fishing in the state of Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) / D. P. Souza ... [et al.] -- The conservation conundrum of introduced wildlife in Hawai'i: how to move from paradise lost to paradise regained / Christopher A. Lepczyk, Lasha-Lynn H. Salbosa -- Utilization of bovids in traditional folk medicine and their implications for conservation / Romulo Romeu da Nobréga Alves ... [et al.] -- Theoretical perspectives on the effects of habitat destruction on populations and communities / Matthew R. Falcy -- Environmental uncertainly and quantum knowledge? / Christine Henon -- Sustainable waste management and climatic change / Terry Tudor.