Conservation biology : the theory and practice of nature conservation, preservation, and management / Peggy L. Fiedler and Subodh K. Jain, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Species richness in plant communities / Peter S. Ashton -- Hierarchies of cause : toward an understanding of rarity in vascular plant species / Peggy L. Fiedler and Jeremy J. Ahouse -- Peasant farming systems, agricultural modernization, and the conservation of crop genetic resources in Latin America / Miguel A. Altieri and M. Kat Anderson -- The new paradigm in ecology : implications for conservation biology above the species level / Steward T. A. Pickett, V. Thomas Parker and Peggy L. Fiedler -- Reptilian extinctions : the last ten thousand years / Ted J. Case. Douglas T. Bolger and Adam D. Richman -- Loss of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems : evidence from fish faunas / Peter B. Moyle and Robert A. Leidy -- Threats to invertebrate biodiversity : implications for conservation strategies / John E. Hafernik, Jr. -- Forest fragmentation and the conservation of biological diversity / Larry D. Harris and Gilberto Silva-Lopez Issues of scale in conservation biology / Reed F. Noss -- Stochastic modeling of extinction in plant populations / Eric S. Menges -- The effects of inbreeding on isolated populations : are minimum viable population sizes predictable? / Robert C. Lacy -- Conservation of Asian primates : aspects of genetics and behavioral ecology that predict vulnerability / Mary C. Pearl --Genetic and demographic considerations in the sampling and reintroduction of rare plants / Edward O. Guerrant, Jr. -- Ecological management of sensitive natural areas / C. Ronald Carroll -- Park protection and public roads / Christine Schonewald-Cox and Marybeth Buechner -- From conservation biology to conservation practices : strategies for protecting plant diversity / Donald A. Falk -- The role of ecological restoration in conservation biology / Laura L. Jackson -- Why should we conserve species and wildlands? / G. Ledyard Stebbins