Robert J. Whittaker is the current Academic Director of the MSc Biodiversity Conservation and Management, and holds the title of Professor of Biogeography in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. He is a founding member and past President (2009–2010) of the International Biogeography Society. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biogeography. He has a long-standing interest in island biogeography, patterns and processes controlling diversity, and the application of biogeography to conservation.
SECTION 1: ROOTS, RELEVANCE, AIMS, AND VALUES
1 The roots of conservation biogeography (Robert J. Whittaker and Richard J. Ladle).
2 Social values and conservation biogeography (Richard J. Ladle, Paul Jepson and Lindsey Gillson).
3 Base-lines, patterns and process (Lindsey Gillson, Richard J. Ladle and Miguel B. Araújo).
SECTION 2: THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIVERSITY: CHALLENGES AND APPLICATIONS
4 Basic biogeography: estimating biodiversity and mapping nature (Brett R. Riddle, Richard J. Ladle, Sara Lourie, Robert J. Whittaker).
5 The shaping of the global protected area estate (Paul Jepson, Robert J. Whittaker & Sara Lourie).
6 Systematic conservation planning: past, present, and future (James E.M. Watson, Hedley S. Grantham, Kerrie A. Wilson and Hugh P. Possingham).
SECTION 3: CONSERVATION PLANNING IN A CHANGING WORLD
7 Planning for persistence in a changing world (Richard A. Fuller, Richard J. Ladle, Robert J. Whittaker & Hugh P. Possingham
8 Applied island biogeography (Kostas A. Triantis and Shonil A. Bhagwat).
9 Biological invasions and the homogenization of faunas and floras (Julian D. Olden, Julie L. Lockwood, and Catherine L. Parr).
SECTION 4: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
10 Prospects and challenges (Richard J. Ladle & Robert J. Whittaker).
Glossary of Terms.
References.
Index.
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