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An Introduction to Conservation Biology is the only text designed for both aspiring conservation biologists and non-majors who are interested in this topical field, providing up-to-date perspectives on such high-profile issues as sustainable development, global warming, and strategies to save species on the verge of extinction.The book focuses successively on biological diversity and its value; threats to biological diversity; conservation at the population and species levels; protecting, managing, and restoring ecosystems; and sustainable development.