An Introduction to Conservation Biology
Anna A. Sher
Abstract
<italic>An Introduction to Conservation Biology</italic> provides up-to-date perspectives on high-profile issues such as sustainable development, global warming, and strategies to save species on the verge of extinction. The book focuses on biological diversity and its value; threats to biological diversity; conservation at the population and species levels; protecting, managing, and restoring ecosystems; and sustainable development. Each chapter is illustrated with diverse examples from the current literature. Throughout, the text maintains a focus on the active role that scientists, local people, conservation organizations, government, and the general public play in protecting biodiversity, even while providing for human needs. The last chapter, crucially, looks at presenting an agenda for the future.