Practical Approaches to the Conservation of Biodiversity

This book clearly explains the importance of biodiversity conservation for natural resource professionals and students.

It brings together in a single volume information on a range of scientific and management approaches, and provides useful and workable guidelines for conserving biodiversity in a broad array of settings and under a variety of circumstances.

Following an introductory section that examines the concept of biological diversity, its historical context, and its importance to humans, the book presents a general discussion of approaches to biodiversity conservation along with detailed description and analysis of a variety of specific strategies.

It ends with a summary overview of the information presented and a discussion of future directions and innovations in biodiversity conservation.