Conservation Biology

This first edition takes a contemporary, interdisciplinary approach to conservation biology and features vivid illustrations, an engaging writing style, and succinct coverage of the key principles governing conservation. The book, intended for a one-semester course, focuses on the preservation of worldwide biodiversity through the conservation of habitats and restoration of ecosystems. It is designed for undergraduates at the junior and senior level, especially those with strong backgrounds in biology. It assumes a basic knowledge of cellular, organismal and ecosystem functions and characteristics, complemented by a basic understanding of reproductive biology, including the characteristics of DNA and its replication and mutation. - An important way in which this book differs from its rivals is its emphasis on controlling ideas and their relationships to one another, and eventually to the applications of conservation biology. - Throughout the text, special insets will briefly present examples of how to apply conceptual and analytical skills for solving problems associated with each topic. - Each chapter focuses on the types of problems that conservation biology attempts to solve, no