This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. The book argues that conservationists must carefully weigh up, and[...]

'Conservation in the 21st century needs to be different and this book is a good indicator of why' - "Bulletin of British Ecological Society". "Against Extinction" tells the history of wildlife conservation from its roots in the 19th century, through the foundation of the Society for the Preservation[...]

Using a consistent format the text is a comprehensive manual of labs that show the effects of exercise, physical conditioning, and training, and practical applications to physical health and performance in physical activity. It promotes accepted practices for administering field and laboratory tests[...]