Principles of Conservation Biology

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Author: Martha J. Groom

ISBN-10: 0878935185

ISBN-13: 9780878935185

Category: Biodiversity & Conservation in Evironmental Science

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Ch. 1What is conservation biology?3Ch. 2Global biodiversity : patterns and processes27Ch. 3Threats to biodiversity63Ch. 4Conservation values and ethics111Ch. 5Ecological economics and nature conservation137Ch. 6Habitat degradation and loss173Ch. 7Habitat fragmentation213Ch. 8Overexploitation253Ch. 9Species invasions293Ch. 10Biological impacts of climate change333Ch. 11Conservation genetics : the use and importance of genetic information375Ch. 12Species and landscape approaches to conservation419Ch. 13Ecosystem approaches to conservation : responses to a complex world467Ch. 14Protected areas : goals, limitations, and design509Ch. 15Restoration of damaged ecosystems and endangered populations553Ch. 16Sustainable development591Ch. 17The integration of conservation science and policy : the pursuit of knowledge meets the use of knowledge625Ch. 18Meeting conservation challenges in the twenty-first century661