An Introduction to Conservation Biology

by Sher, Anna

• ISBN13: 9780197564370
• ISBN10: 0197564372
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-02-16
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press

Summary

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. Each chapter is beautifully illustrated in full color with diverse examples from the current literature. Chapters begin with guiding conservation biology principles and end with study aids including summaries, an annotated list of suggested readings, and discussion questions. Throughout, the authors maintain a focus on the active role that scientists, local people, conservation organizations, government, and the general public play in protecting biodiversity, even while providing for human needs.

Author Biography

Anna Sher is a full Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Denver, where she has been on the faculty since 2003. She was a double major in Biology and Art at Earlham College, where she also taught ecology as a Howard Hughes Fellow, visiting lecturer, and as the co-leader of the Earlham Study Abroad Kenya Program in 1992, 2000, and 2002. She received her PhD from the University of New Mexico, where she also taught botany as a visiting lecturer. As a postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Sher was awarded a Fulbright postdoctoral research fellowship to conduct research on plant interactions in Israel at Ben Gurion University's Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology. She also studied the ecology of an invasive grass at the University of California, Davis.