Conservation Biogeography

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.