Provides up-to-date coverage of Conservation Biology, including sustainable development, global warming, and strategies to save species on the verge of extincti

A Primer of Conservation Biology, Third Edition incorporates background, theory, and examples in a lively and readable text that will appeal to a wide audience

This primer is divided into five chapters, focusing on: biological diversity and its value; the threats to biological diversity; conservation at the population

This Primer nurtures the development of biologists interested in using animal behaviour concepts and tools to solve conservation and wildlife management problem

This concise, entry level text provides an introduction to the importance of genetic studies in conservation and presents the essentials of the discipline in an