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040 _cCUS
082 _a333.9516
_bHUN/F
100 _aHunter,Malcolm L.
245 0 _aFundamentals of Conservation Biology/
_cMalcolm L. Hunter,James P. Gibbs
250 _a3rd. ed.
260 _aUSA :
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_c2007.
300 _ax,497p. :
_bill. ;
_c25cm.
505 _aPART 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
650 _aWildlife conservation.
650 _aNatural reserve.
650 _aPopulation biology.
700 _aGibbs,James P.
942 _cWB16