Groom,Martha J.

Principles of conservation biology/ Martha J. Groom,Gary K. Meffe,C. Ronald Carroll - 3rd. ed. - USA : Sinauer Associates, Inc, 2006. - xix,793p. : ill. ; 29cm.

Unit 1: Conceptual Foundations for Conservation Biology

1. What Is Conservation Biology?
2. Global Biodiversity
3. Threats to Biodiversity
4. Conservation Values and Ethics
5. Ecological Economics and Nature Conservation

Unit 2: Focus on Primary Threats to Biodiversity

6. Habitat Degradation and Loss
7. Habitat Fragmentation
8. Overexploitation
9. Species Invasions
10. Biological Impacts of Climate Change
11. Conservation Genetics

Unit 3: Approaches to Solving Conservation Problems

12. Species and Landscape Approaches to Conservation
13. Ecosystem Approaches to Conservation
14. Protected Areas
15. Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems and Endangered Populations
16. Sustainable Development
17. The Integration of Conservation Science and Policy
18. Meeting Conservation Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

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Biology of conservation.
Conservation biology.

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