David Macdonald & Katrina Service 
Key Topics in Conservation Biology 

This important new book addresses key topics in contemporary
conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team
of authors, Key Topics in Conservation Biology explores
cutting-edge issues in modern biodiversity conservation, including
controversial subjects such as rarity and prioritization, conflict
between people and wildlife, the human aspect of conservation, the
relevance of animal welfare, and the role of nongovernment
organizations. Key Topics also tackles the management of wildlife
diseases, and examines the impact of bushmeat extraction and the
role of hunting in the conservationist’s toolbox. Other essays
explore basic tools of conservation biology, such as computer
modeling, conservation genetics, metapopulation processes, and the
ingenious use of hi-tech equipment. Each topic is explored by three
top international experts, assembled to bring their cross-cutting
knowledge to a penetrating synthesis of the issues from both
theoretical and practical perspectives.

The interdisciplinary nature of biodiversity conservation is
reflected throughout the book. Each essay examines the fundamental
principles of the topic, the methodologies involved and, crucially,
the human dimension. In this way, Key Topics in Conservation
Biology embraces the issues from cutting-edge ecological
science to policy, environmental economics, governance, ethics, and
the practical issues of implementation.

Key Topics in Conservation Biology will be a valuable
resource in universities and colleges, government departments, and
conservation agencies. It is aimed particularly at senior
undergraduate and graduate students in conservation biology and
wildlife management, and those taking Masters degrees in any field
relevant to conservation. Conservation practitioners,
policy-makers, and the wider general public eager to understand
more about important environmental issues will also find this book
invaluable.

İçerik tablosu

Preface.

List of Contributors.

List of Boxes.

1. The Pathology of Biodiversity Loss: the Practice of
Conservation: Chris R. Dickman (University of Sydney), Stuart L.
Pimm (Duke University) and Marcel Cardillo (Imperial College
London).

2. Prioritizing Choices in Conservation: Georgina M. Mace
(Zoological Society of London), Hugh P. Possingham (University of
Queensland) and Nigel Leader-Williams (University of Kent).

3. What is Biodiversity Worth? Economics as a Problem and a
Solution: David Pearce (deceased), Susanna Hecht (University of
California at Los Angeles) and Frank Vorhies (Consultant
Sustainability Economist).

4. Impacts of Modern Molecular Genetic Techniques on
Conservation Biology: Eli Geffen (Tel Aviv University), Gordon
Luikart (University of Montana)and Robin S. Waples (NOAA).

5. The Role of Metapopulations in Conservation: H. Resit
Akçakaya (Applied Biomathematics), Gus Mills (University of
Pretoria) and C. Patrick Doncaster (University of Southampton).

6. Managing Biodiversity in the Light of Climate Change: Current
Biological Effects and Future Impacts: Terry L. Root (Stanford
University), Diana Liverman (University of Oxford) and Chris Newman
(University of Oxford).

7. Technology in Conservation: a Boon but with Small Print:
Stephen A. Ellwood (University of Oxford), Rory P. Wilson
(University of Wales Swansea) and Alonzo C. Addison (Virtual
Heritage Network).

8. Animal Welfare and Conservation: Measuring Stress in the
Wild: Graeme Mc Laren (UK Environment Agency), Christian Bonacic
(University of Oxford) and Andrew Rowan.

9. Does Modelling have a Role in Conservation?: Mark S. Boyce
(University of Alberta), Steve P. Rushton (University of Newcastle)
and Tim Lynam (CSIRO).

10. Conservation in the Tropics: Evolving Roles for Governments,
International Donors and Non-governement Organizations: Steve Cobb
(Environment and Development Group), Joshua Ginsberg (Columbia
University) and Jorgen Thomsen (Conservation International).

11. Do Parasites Matter? Infectious Diseases and the
Conservation of Host Populations: Philip Riordan (University of
Oxford), Peter Hudson (Penn State University) and Steve Albon
(Macaulay Institute).

12. The Nature of the Beast: Using Biological Processes in
Vertebrate Pest Management: Sandra Baker (University of Oxford),
Grant Singleton and Rob Smith (University of Huddersfield).

13. Introduced Species and the Line between Biodiversity
Conservation and Naturalistic Eugenics: David W. Macdonald
(University of Oxford), Carolyn M. King (University of Waikato) and
Robert Strachan (Environment Agency Wales).

14. Bushmeat: the Challenge of Balancing Human and Wildlife
Needs in African Moist Tropical Forests: John E. Fa (Durrell
Wildlife Conservation Trust), Lise Albrechtsen (Food and
Agriculture Organization) and David Brown (Overseas Development
Institute).

15. Does Sport Hunting Benefit Conservation?: Andrew K.
Loveridge (University of Oxford), J.C. Reynolds (The Game
Conservancy Trust) and E.J. Milner-Gulland (Imperial College
London).

16. Can Farming and Wildlife Coexist?: Ruth E. Feber (University
of Oxford), Elizabeth J. Asteraki (CAB International) and Les G.
Firbank (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology).

17. Living with Wildlife: the Roots of Conflict and the
Solutions: Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (University of Oxford), Raman
Sukumar (Indian Institute of Science) and Adrian Treves (Makerere
University).

18. Principles, Practice and Priorities: the Quest for
Alignment: David W. Macdonald (University of Oxford), N. Mark
Collins (Commonwealth Foundation) and Richard Wrangham (Harvard
University).

Index

Yazar hakkında

David Macdonald, D.Sc., is Professor of Wildlife
Conservation at the University of Oxford, founder and Director of
Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, and a Fellow of Lady
Margaret Hall, Oxford. In addition to his conservation research, he
is heavily involved in the practice and policy of conservation, and
also known through his films and books on wildlife.

Katrina Service is a Lecturer in Conservation Biology at
the University of East London, where she researches carnivore
ecology and behavior.