Key topics in conservation biology

included Index

The pathology of biodiversity loss : the practice of conservation / C.R. Dickman, S.L. Pimm and M. Cardillo -- Prioritizing choices in conservation / G.M Mace, H.P. Possingham and N. Leader-Williams -- What is biodiversity worth? Economics as a problem and a solution / D. Pearce, S. Hecht and F. Vorhies -- Impacts of modern molecular genetic techniques on conservation biology / E. Geffen, G. Luikart and R.S. Waples -- The role of metapopulations in conservation / H.R. Akçakaya, G. Mills and C.P. Doncaster -- Managing biodiversity in the light of climate change : current biological effects and future impacts / T.L. Root, D. Liverman and C. Newman -- Technology in conservation : a boon but with small print / S.A. Ellwood, R.P. Wilson and A.C. Addison -- Animal welfare and conservation : measuring stress in the wild / G. McLaren, C. Bonacic and A. Rowan -- Does modelling have a role in conservation? / M.S. Boyce, S.P. Rushton and T. Lynam -- Conservation in the tropics : evolving roles for governments, international donors and non-government organizations / S. Cobb, J. Ginsberg and J. Thomsen -- Do parasites matter? Infectious diseases and the conservation of host populations / P. Riordan, P. Hudson and S. Albon -- The nature of the beast : using biological processes in vertebrate pest management / S. Baker, G. Singleton and R. Smith -- Introduced species and the line between biodiversity conservation and naturalistic eugenics / D.W. Macdonald, C.M. King and R. Strachan -- Bushmeat : the challenge of balancing human and wildlife needs in African moist tropical forests / J.E. Fa, L. Albrechtsen and D. Brown -- Does sport hunting benefit conservation? / A.J. Loveridge, J.C. Reynolds and E.J. Milner-Gulland -- Can farming and wildlife coexist? / R.E. Feber, E.J. Asteraki and L.G. Firbank -- Living with wildlife : the roots of conflict and the solutions / C. Sillero-Zubiri, R. Sukumar and A. Treves -- Principles, practices and priorities : the quest for 'alignment' / D.W. Macdonald, N.M. Collins and R. Wrangham.

This book addresses key topics in contemporary conservation biology. The authors explore cutting-edge issues in modern biodiversity conservation, including controversial subjects as well as the management of wildlife disease, and examines the impact of bushmeat extraction and the role of hunting in the conservationist's toolbox