Biodiversity and Conservation (Critical Concepts in the Environment) (1ST ed.)

Table of Contents:

Volume I: History, Background, and Concepts 1. What is Biodiversity and How is it Measured? 2. Origins of Biodiversity 3. Geographic Patterns of biodiversity 4. Temporal Patterns of Biodiversity 5. Conservation Genetics 6. Key Concepts 7. The Value of Biodiversity Volume II: Causes and Consequences of Biodiversity Loss 8. Ultimate Causes 9. Habitat Loss 10. Habitat Fragmentation 11. Invasive Species Volume III: Corporate Brands and Corporate Reputation 12. Pollution 13. Climate Change 14. Unsustainable Exploitation 15. Threatened Ecosystems Volume IV: Responses to Biodiversity Loss 16. International Legal Framework 17. Protected Areas and Protected Area Networks 18. Conservation Planning 19. Identifying Threats 20. Restoration and Re-wilding 21. Translocations and Introductions 22. Ex-Situ Conservation 23. Conservation Practice 24. Community Conservation Volume V: Future Directions in Biodiversity Conservation 25. Lessons from the Past 26. Predicting the Future of Biodiversity 27. Conservation Outside of Protected Areas 28. The it revolution and Biodiversity Science 29. Biodiversity, Poverty, and Sustainable Development 30. Paying for Biodiversity 31. The Future of Biodiversity Research

The collection's fresh and explicitly interdisciplinary approach provides a unique insight into the development of the subject from a predominantly science-based topic to a vibrant interdisciplinary concern, with an increasing appreciation of the social obligations of conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation is an essential reference collection and is destined to be valued by scholars and students--as well as conservation policy-makers and practitioners--as a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.