Essentials of Conservation BiologyA unified introduction to the multidisciplinary science of conservation biology. Combines theory with applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental economics, ethics, law, and the social sciences. Text is appropriate for undergraduate biology students and students of related disciplines. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Origins of Conservation Biology | 7 |
THE NAMES OF SPECIES AND THEIR | 24 |
Genetic Diversity | 31 |
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