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In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. * Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book progresses to contend with some of the subject's most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. * Discusses social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology. *…mehr
In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. * Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book progresses to contend with some of the subject's most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. * Discusses social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology. * Thoroughly revised with over six hundred new references and web links to many of the organizations involved in conservation biology, striking photographs and maps. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/hunter and by request on CD-ROM.
Malcolm Hunter??is the Libra Professor of Conservation Biology and Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine, Orono. He is also the former President of the Society for Conservation Biology. James Gibbs??is Associate Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry. James Gibbs, Malcolm Hunter, and Eleanor Sterling are the authors of the forthcoming new edition of Problem Solving in Conservation Biology (Blackwell, 2007).
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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
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
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