Description: PART I: Principles of Biodiversity1. The Geologic History of Diversity2. Species Expirations and Current Extinction Rates: A Review of the Evidence3. The Meaning of Quantitative Genetic Variation in Evolution and Conservation4. Conserving Genetic Diversity in Natural Systems5. On Population Viability Analysis and Management6. An Organism-Based Perspective of Habitat Fragmentation7. Biodiversity and Ecological Processes8. Relating Phylogeographic Population Structure to Issues in Conservation Biology9. The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Factors and the Loss of Biodiversity: First Efforts at Theoretical and Quantitative ModelsPART II: Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment10. Biodiversity Inventory: Building an Inventory at Scales from Local to Global11. Diversity Measurement and Comparisons with Examples12. Natural Heritage Data Center Network: Managing Information for Managing Biodiversity13. Regional Scale Monitoring of Biodiversity14. Comparative Utility of Vegetation Maps of Different Resolutions for Conservation Planning15. Biodiversity Inventories and Monitoring: Essential Elements for Integrating Conservation Principles with Resource Development ProjectsPART III: Strategies for Maintaining Biodiversity16. Biodiversity, Fishes, and the Introduction Paradigm17. The Use of Genetic Information in Establishing Reserves for Nature Conservation18. Strategies to Reduce Erosion of Biological Diversity by Exotic Terrestrial Species19. Management of Land and Species Richness in the Tropics20. The Diversity and Maintenance of Old-Growth Forests21. Translocation in Conservation22. Strategies for Maintenance and Repair of Biotic Community Diversity in Rangelands23. Strategies for Ecosystem-Based Conservation of Fish Communities24. Conserving Plant Species Diversity: The Challenge of Recovery25. Conservation of Desert Fishes: Spain, Australia, and the United States26. Canopy Tree Retention and Avian Diversity in the Oregon CascadesPART IV: Maintaining Biodiversity on a Landscape Scale27. Conserving Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes28. Beyond Protected Areas: Changing Perceptions of Ecological Management Objectives29. Integration of In situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources into Landscape and Regional Planning30. A Triad Approach to Land-Use Allocation31. Maintaining Biodiversity in a Managed Land and Seascape: The Great Barrier, Australia32. Diversified Agroforestry Systems: Buffers for Biodiversity Reserves and Landbridges for Fragmented Habitats in the Tropics33. Interior and Exterior Land Use as Factors in Landscape Biodiversity for Case Studies34. Changes in Biodiversity of the Wadden Sea and Adjacent Habitats: The Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark35. Conserving Biodiversity through Ecosystem Management36. Conservation of Biodiversity at the Landscape ScalePART V: Policy and Social Consideration37. Developing Public Education Packages: A U.S. National Park Service Perspective38. Conservation and Zones of Human Activity: The Spread of Human Disturbance Across a Prospected Landscape39. Balancing Scientific, Social, and Regulatory Concerns in Managing Biodiversity40. Economic Incentives for Conserving Biodiversity41. The Role of Private Industrial Forestlands in the Management of Biodiversity42. Managing Biodiversity on Private Lands43. Creating Policy on Genetic Diversity44. Creating Policy on Species Diversity45. Creating Policy on Community DiversityPART VI:Summary47. Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes: Principles, Practices, and Policies

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