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This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science. In this, the Third Edition of the highly successful Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, the authors address their interdisciplinary topic as it must now be practiced and perceived in the modern world. Beginning with a concise review of the history of conservation, the authors go on to explore the interplay of conservation with genetics, demography, habitat and landscape, aquatic environments, and ecosystem management, and the relationship of all these disciplines to ethics, economics, law, and policy. An entirely new chapter, The Anthropocene: Conservation in a Human-Dominated Nature, breaks new ground in its exploration of how conservation can be practiced in anthropogenic biomes, novel ecosystems, and urban habitats. The Third Edition includes the popular Points of Engagement discussion questions used in earlier editions, and adds a new feature: Information Boxes, which briefly recap specific case histories described in the text. A concluding chapter offers insight into how to become a conservation professional, in both traditional and non-traditional roles. The authors, Fred Van Dyke and Rachel Lamb, draw on their expertise as field biologists, wildlife managers, consultants to government and industry, and scholars of environmental law, policy, and advocacy, as well as their many years of effective teaching experience. Informed by practical knowledge and acquired skills, the authors have created a work of exceptional clarity and readability which encompasses both systemic foundations as well as contemporary developments in the field. Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications will be of invaluable benefit to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to working conservation scientists and managers. This is an amazing resource for students, faculty, and practitioners both new and experienced to the field. Diane Debinski, PhD Unexcelled wisdom for living at home on Wonderland Earth, the planet with promise, destined for abundant life. Holmes Rolston, PhD Van Dyke and Lamb have maintained the original text’s emphasis on connecting classical ecological and environmental work with updated modern applications and lucid examples. But more importantly, the third edition contains much new material on the human side of conservation, including expanded treatments of policy, economics, and climate change. Tim Van Deelen, PhD Fred Van Dyke and Rachel Lamb break new ground in both the breadth and depth of their review and analysis of this crucially important and rapidly changing field. Any student or other reader wishing to have a comprehensive overview and understanding of the complexities of conservation biology need look no further – this book is your starting point! Simon N. Stuart, PhD.

Biodiversity. --- Animal ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Nature conservation. --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Animal Ecology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Nature Conservation. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Animals --- Zoology --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Conservation --- Biologia de la conservació --- Conservació de la natura --- Preservació de la natura --- Protecció de la natura --- Protecció ambiental --- Conservació de les zones humides --- Espais naturals protegits --- Monuments naturals --- Parcs naturals --- Protecció de la fauna --- Protecció de la flora --- Biologia de la conservació de recursos --- Conservació del patrimoni biològic --- Conservació de recursos biològics --- Conservació de recursos genètics --- Patrimoni biològic --- Biologia --- Conservació dels recursos naturals

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Darwin's Origin of Species and Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species have been the cornerstones of modern evolutionary and population genetic theory for the past hundred years, but in the twenty-first century, biologists will face graver problems of extinction. In this collection, a team of leading biologists demonstrates why the burgeoning field of conservation biology must continue to rely on the insights of population genetics if we are to preserve the diversity of living species. Technological and theoretical developments throughout the 1990s have allowed for important new insights into how populations have evolved in response to past selection pressures, while providing a broad new understanding of the genetic structure of natural populations. The authors explore these advances and argue for the applicability of new genetic methods in conservation biology. The volume covers such topics as the reasons for extinctions, the best ways to measure biodiversity, and the benefits and drawbacks of policies like captive breeding. Genetics and the Extinction of Species is a rich source of information for biologists and policymakers who want to learn more about the host of tools, theories, and approaches available for conserving biodiversity. In addition to the editors, the contributors to the volume are William Amos, Rebecca Cann, Kathryn Rodriguez-Clark, Leslie Douglas, Leonard Freed, Paul Harvey, Kent Holsinger, Russell Lande, and Helen Steers.

Conservation biology --- Population genetics --- 502.7 --- 575.17 --- Genetics --- Heredity --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- 575.17 Population genetics. Genetic processes in populations --- Population genetics. Genetic processes in populations --- 502.7 Protection of animate nature. Wildlife conservation and protection --- Protection of animate nature. Wildlife conservation and protection --- Genetica de poblacions. --- Biologia de la conservació. --- Natura --- Protecció --- Egyptian mummy. --- European badger. --- Martian meteorite. --- Neandertal. --- adaptive radiation. --- akiapolaau. --- allelic diversity. --- ancient DNA. --- assimilation. --- balancing selection. --- captive breeding. --- carrying capacity. --- cichlid fish. --- cockroaches. --- contamination. --- crested honeycreeper. --- damaged DNA. --- declining-population paradigm. --- dinosaur. --- ecomorph. --- economic factors. --- environmental policy. --- exotic species. --- extreme environments. --- fitness loss. --- fluctating selection. --- fur seal. --- gene genealogy. --- genetic diversity. --- genetic variability. --- haplotypes. --- heterozygosity. --- high-elevation habitats. --- inbreeding depression. --- introduced species. --- kinship coefficient. --- kiwis. --- leaf compressions. --- likelihood ratio test. --- maximum likelihood. --- metapopulation models. --- molecular scatology. --- neutral variation. --- papillomavirus. --- phylogenetic analysis. --- population crash. --- quantitative characters. --- racemization. --- recombination. --- restriction enzymes. --- salmon runs. --- selective sweep. --- Biologia de la conservació de recursos --- Conservació del patrimoni biològic --- Conservació de recursos biològics --- Conservació de recursos genètics --- Patrimoni biològic --- Biologia --- Conservació dels recursos naturals --- Genètica --- Poblacions animals --- Genètica de poblacions humanes --- Polimorfisme genètic

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A presentation of 491 popular orchid species with 13 varieties and 3 natural hybrids in 51 genera with names beginning with A to E carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of the plants, their distribution and habitats by a well-known author and photographer. Each genus is assigned a separate chapter. Coverage of the most commonly cultivated Asian species including their varieties and cultivars (e.g. in Bulbophyllum 82 species; Coelogyne 37 species; Dendrobium 210 species) is exhaustive. The orchids are photographed from their best perspective as individual blooms or entire inflorescences. Many species are also shown growing in their natural habitat. Representative hybrids are included to illustrate how some species have contributed to show-worthiness of various genera, their adaptation to a wider climate range, and easy cultivation. This book is a pleasure to view; simultaneously, an easy reference for the identification of orchid species and it provides a guide on how best to grow them. Nowhere else will one find so many popular species beautifully illustrated in a single volume. Volume 1 is the first of a 3 Volume series that will showcase over 900 species plus varieties in 117 genera. A must for everyone fascinated by orchids or simply with a love for nature.

Orchids --- Plants --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Plant anatomy. --- Development. --- Orchidaceae --- Orchidales --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Plant structure --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Ontogeny --- Structure --- Orquídies --- Taxonomia botànica --- Biologia de la conservació --- Desenvolupament de les plantes --- Himàlaia (Àsia : Serralada) --- Sud-est asiàtic --- Desenvolupament de plantes cultivades --- Desenvolupament de plantes salvatges --- Biologia del desenvolupament --- Creixement (Plantes) --- Embriologia vegetal --- Biologia de la conservació de recursos --- Conservació del patrimoni biològic --- Conservació de recursos biològics --- Conservació de recursos genètics --- Patrimoni biològic --- Biologia --- Conservació dels recursos naturals --- Botànica sistemàtica --- Classificació de les plantes --- Taxonomia de les plantes --- Botànica --- Classificació --- Taxonomia (Biologia) --- Orquidàcies --- Àsia del sud-est --- Àsia Sud-oriental --- Sud-est d'Àsia --- Orient --- Filipines --- Indonèsia --- Indoxina --- Mekong (Àsia : Curs d'aigua) --- Singapur --- Timor Oriental --- Himalàia (Serralada) --- Himalaya Gangri --- Àsia --- Everest (Muntanya)