TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hunter,Malcolm L.
AU  - Gibbs,James P. 
TI  - Fundamentals of conservation biology
SN  - 140513545X
U1  - 333.9516 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - USA
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Wildlife conservation.
KW  - Natural reserve.
KW  - Population biology
N1  - 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
ER  -