Essentials of Conservation Biology
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IMajor Issues That Define the Discipline1Ch. 1What Is Conservation Biology?3Ch. 2What Is Biological Diversity?27Ch. 3Where Is the World's Biological Diversity Found?61IIValuing Biodiversity85Ch. 4Ecological Economics and Direct Economic Values87Ch. 5Indirect Economic Values111Ch. 6Ethical Values137IIIThreats to Biological Diversity157Ch. 7Extinction159Ch. 8Vulnerability to Extinction189Ch. 9Habitat Destruction, Fragmentation, Degradation, and Global Climate Change213Ch. 10Overexploitation, Invasive Species, and Disease265IVConservation at the Population and Species Levels295Ch. 11Problems of Small Populations297Ch. 12Applied Population Biology329Ch. 13Establishing New Populations357Ch. 14Ex Situ Conservation Strategies377VPractical Applications413Ch. 15Establishing Protected Areas415Ch. 16Designing Networks of Protected Areas447Ch. 17Managing Protected Areas473Ch. 18Outside Protected Areas499Ch. 19Restoration Ecology525VIConservation and Human Societies547Ch. 20Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Local and National Levels549Ch. 21An International Approach to Conservation and Sustainable Development587Ch. 22An Agenda for the Future623Appendix639Bibliography645Index679
\ From The CriticsCombining theory and basic research, this introductory textbook outlines the connections between conservation biology and fields like environmental economics, ethics, law, and social sciences. The book emphasizes sustainable development and describes the role that the general public, conservation organizations, and governments play in protecting biological diversity. Technical language is kept to a minimum, and numerous graphics (all black and white) are included. Primack teaches at Boston University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsA unified introduction to the multidisciplinary science of conservation biology. Combines theory with applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental economics, ethics, law, and the social sciences. Text is appropriate for undergraduate biology students and students of related disciplines. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
