This illustrated textbook introduces conservation biology: the science of preserving biodiversity. The book begins by taking the reader on a tour of the many an... » 

This illustrated textbook introduces conservation biology: the science of preserving biodiversity. The book begins by taking the reader on a tour of the many and varied ecosystems of our planet. Then it explores the fundamental problems of habitat loss and fragmentation, habitat disturbance and the non-sustainable exploitation of species in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.(26) «