Textbook
Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, 3rd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-3545-0
Hardcover
516 pages
October 2006, ©2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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Full Contents vii
List of Case Studies xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvi
PART I Biodiversity and Its Importance 3
1 Conservation and Conservation Biology 4
2 What Is Biodiversity? 22
3 Species Diversity 34
4 Ecosystem Diversity 65
5 Genetic Diversity 86
PART II Threats to Biodiversity 113
6 Mass Extinctions and Global Change 114
7 Extinction Processes 130
8 Ecosystem Degradation and Loss 150
9 Overexploitation 184
10 Invasive Exotics 205
PART III Maintaining Biodiversity 225
11 Protecting Ecosystems 226
12 Managing Ecosystems 252
13 Managing Populations 281
14 Zoos and Gardens 310
PART IV The Human Factors 329
15 Social Factors 330
16 Economics 346
17 Politics and Action 372
Epilogue 392
Glossary 394
Literature Cited and Author Index 405
Species Index 476
Subject Index 486