TY - BOOK AU - Groom, Martha J., AU - Meffe, Gary K. AU - Carroll, C. Ronald AU - Meffe, Gary K. TI - Principles of conservation biology SN - 0878935185 AV - QH75 .M386 2006 U1 - 333.9516 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Sunderland, Mass. PB - Sinauer Associates KW - Conservation biology N1 - Rev. ed. of: Principles of conservation biology / Gary K. Meffe. 2nd ed. 1997; Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1; What is conservation biology?; Gary K. Meffe, C. Ronald Carroll and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 2; Global biodiversity : patterns and processes; Gordon H. Orians and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 3; Threats to biodiversity; Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 4; Conservation values and ethics; J. Baird Callicott --; Ch. 5; Ecological economics and nature conservation; Gareth Edwards-Jones --; Ch. 6; Habitat degradation and loss; Martha J. Groom and Carly H. Vynne --; Ch. 7; Habitat fragmentation; Reed Noss, Blair Csuti and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 8; Overexploitation; John D. Reynolds and Carlos A. Peres --; Ch. 9; Species invasions; Marjorie Wonham --; Ch. 10; Biological impacts of climate change; Camille Parmesan and John Matthews --; Ch. 11; Conservation genetics : the use and importance of genetic information; Kim T. Scribner, Gary K. Meffe and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 12; Species and landscape approaches to conservation; John B. Dunning, Jr., Martha J. Groom and H. Ronald Pulliam --; Ch. 13; Ecosystem approaches to conservation : responses to a complex world; Gary K. Meffe, Martha J. Groom and C. Ronald Carroll --; Ch. 14; Protected areas : goals, limitations, and design; Hugh P. Possingham, Kerrie A. Wilson, Sandy J. Andelman and Carly H. Vynne --; Ch. 15; Restoration of damaged ecosystems and endangered populations; Peggy L. Fiedler and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 16; Sustainable development; C. Ronald Carroll and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 17; The integration of conservation science and policy : the pursuit of knowledge meets the use of knowledge; Deborah M. Brosnan and Martha J. Groom --; Ch. 18; Meeting conservation challenges in the twenty-first century; Martha J. Groom, C. Ronald Carroll and Gary K. Meffe ER -