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Cover
Biodiversity Conservation: A Very Short Introduction
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Part 1: Setting the scene
Chapter 1. What is biodiversity, and why does it matter?
The astonishing diversity of life on Earth
How is biodiversity assembled?
Biomes
Biodiversity hotspots
Large-scale ecosystem services underpinned by biodiversity
Chapter 2: What’s the problem?
Do extinctions matter?
Causes of extinction
What do we need to conserve?
Prioritization
What’s to be done?
Chapter 3. What is the purpose of biodiversity conservation?
Safeguarding intergenerational equity
Intrinsic value of non-human species
Intergenerational equity, intrinsic value, and respectful engagement
The journey to transdisciplinary conservation
The rules of the game
Part 2: The Big Five
Chapter 4. Invasive species
Ecological impacts of invasive species
Communities and principles
Prevention and prediction
Chapter 5. The trade in wildlife
Legislative loopholes
Confiscations beyond capacity
Unintended consequences
Redirecting demand
Enforcement
What to trade?
Chapter 6. Wildlife disease
Disease fundamentals
When is disease relevant to conservation?
Perturbation and vaccination
Wider considerations
Quick thinking
Chapter 7. Human–wildlife conflict
Three levels of conflict over wildlife
Diagnosing levels of conflict
Culture, psychology, and beyond
Implications for practice and policy
Chapter 8. Climate change
Biological effects
The future
Part 3: The way ahead
Chapter 9. Who pays, and how?
Aligning global and local values
Financial mechanisms to realign global and local economic values
Smaller-scale economics
Chapter 10. What next?
Extinct-in-the-wild species’ last stand
Rewilding Britain
Restoring ground disturbance through wild boar reintroduction
Restoring river channel and riparian disturbance by reintroducing beaver
Restoring predation: wolf, lynx?
Across boundaries to geopolitics and the future
Species list
References
Chapter 1: What is biodiversity, and why does it matter?
Chapter 2: What’s the problem?
Chapter 3: What is the purpose of biodiversity conservation?
Chapter 4: Invasive species
Chapter 5: The trade in wildlife
Chapter 6: Wildlife disease
Chapter 7: Human–wildlife conflict
Chapter 8: Climate change
Chapter 9: Who pays, and how?
Chapter 10: What next?
Further reading
Some textbooks
Some case studies
Human–wildlife conflict and coexistence
Agriculture and rewilding
Economics and geopolitics
Ethics
Index