Evolutionary Conservation Biology [Paperback]

Presents an introduction to the area of evolutionary conservation biology.As human threats to the Earth's biota span unprecedented temporal and spatial scales, it has become urgent to integrate currently disparate areas of conservation biology into a unified framework. Bringing together conservation genetics, demography, and ecology, this book presents an integrative approach to managing species as well as ecological and evolutionary processes. Written by world experts for the benefit of students, practitioners, and researchers in conservation biology, ecology, genetics, and evolution, the volume offers a unique, didactically oriented introduction to the new area of evolutionary conservation biology.As human threats to the Earth's biota span unprecedented temporal and spatial scales, it has become urgent to integrate currently disparate areas of conservation biology into a unified framework. Bringing together conservation genetics, demography, and ecology, this book presents an integrative approach to managing species as well as ecological and evolutionary processes. Written by world experts for the benefit of students, practitioners, and researchers in conservation biology, ecology, genetics, and evolution, the volume offers a unique, didactically oriented introduction to the new area of evolutionary conservation biology.As human threats to the Earth's biota span unprecedented temporal and spatial scales, it has become urgent to integrate currently disparate areas of conservation biology into a unified framework. Combining conservation genetics, demography, and ecology, this book presents an integrative approach to managing species as well as ecological and evolutionary processes. The contributions are intended for students, professionals, and researchers in conservation biology, ecology, genetics, and evolution.Contributing authors; Acknowledgements; Notational standards; 1. Introduction R?gis Ferri?re, Ulf Dieckmann and Denis Couvet; Part A. Theory of Extinction:l£!