The conservation of biodiversity has profound implications for managing natural resources with the need for scientific information as a foundation for management decisions increasing dramatically. The_ intent of this book is to look beyond the theory of biodiversity to_ the principles, practices, and policies needed for its conservation. Its objectives are to provide the scientific basis for understanding biodiversity, document case examples of theory and concepts applied at differing scales, and examine policies that affect its conservation.
PART I: Principles of Biodiversity
1. The Geologic History of Diversity, Douglas H. Erwin
2. Species Expirations and Current Extinction Rates: A Review of the Evidence, Alwyn H. Gentry
3. The Meaning of Quantitative Genetic Variation in Evolution and Conservation, Russell Lande
4. Conserving Genetic Diversity in Natural Systems, Gary K. Meffe
5. On Population Viability Analysis and Management, Bruce G. Marcot and Dennis D. Murphy
6. An Organism-Based Perspective of Habitat Fragmentation, Scott M. Pearson, Monica G. Turner, Robert H. Gardner, and Robert V. O'Neill
7. Biodiversity and Ecological Processes, Mary F. Willson
8. Relating Phylogeographic Population Structure to Issues in Conservation Biology, Brett R. Riddle and K. Bruce Jones
9. The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Factors and the Loss of Biodiversity: First Efforts at Theoretical and Quantitative Models, Gary E. Machlis and Deborah J. Forester
PART II: Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment
10. Biodiversity Inventory: Building an Inventory at Scales from Local to Global, John G. Dennis and Michael A. Ruggiero
11. Diversity Measurement and Comparisons with Examples, J.H. Gove, Ganapati P. Patil, and Charles Taillie
12. Natural Heritage Data Center Network: Managing Information for Managing Biodiversity, Robert E. Jenkins Jr.
13. Regional Scale Monitoring of Biodiversity, K. Bruce Jones and Brett R. Riddle
14. Comparative Utility of Vegetation Maps of Different Resolutions for Conservation Planning, Peter A. Stine, Frank W. Davis, Blair Csuti, and J. Michael Scott
15. Biodiversity Inventories and Monitoring: Essential Elements for Integrating Conservation Principles with Resource Development Projects, Francisco Dallmeier
PART III: Strategies for Maintaining Biodiversity
16. Biodiversity, Fishes, and the Introduction Paradigm, Walter R. Courtenay Jr. and Peter M. Moyle
17. The Use of Genetic Information in Establishing Reserves for Nature Conservation, Stephen D. Hopper
18. Strategies to Reduce Erosion of Biological Diversity by Exotic Terrestrial Species, Lloyd L. Loope and Charles P. Stone
19. Management of Land and Species Richness in the Tropics, Ariel E. Lugo and Sandra Brown
20. The Diversity and Maintenance of Old-Growth Forests, Thomas A. Spies and Jerry F. Franklin
21. Translocation in Conservation, Alan R. Templeton
22. Strategies for Maintenance and Repair of Biotic Community Diversity in Rangelands, Neil E. West
23. Strategies for Ecosystem-Based Conservation of Fish Communities, Jack E. Williams and Gary E. Davis
24. Conserving Plant Species Diversity: The Challenge of Recovery, Bruce M. Pavlik
25. Conservation of Desert Fishes: Spain, Australia, and the United States, John N. Rinne, Walter Ivantsoff, L.E.M. Crowley, and Javier Lobon-Cervia
26. Canopy Tree Retention and Avian Diversity in the Oregon Cascades, Andrew J. Hansen and Patrick Hounihan
PART IV: Maintaining Biodiversity on a Landscape Scale
27. Conserving Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes, Kenton R. Mjller
28. Beyond Protected Areas: Changing Perceptions of Ecological Management Objectives, Walter V. Reid
29. Integration of In situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources into Landscape and Regional Planning, Gordon Brent Ingram
30. A Triad Approach to Land-Use Allocation, Malcolm L. Hunter Jr. Aram Calhoun
31. Maintaining Biodiversity in a Managed Land and Seascape: The Great Barrier, Australia
32. Diversified Agroforestry Systems: Buffers for Biodiversity Reserves and Landbridges for Fragmented Habitats in the Tropics, Jiragorn Gajaseni, Rodrigo Matta-Machado, and Carl F. Jordan
33. Interior and Exterior Land Use as Factors in Landscape Biodiversity for Case Studies, Kerry J. Dawson
34. Changes in Biodiversity of the Wadden Sea and Adjacent Habitats: The Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, W.J. Wolff
35. Conserving Biodiversity through Ecosystem Management, Hal Salwasser, James A. Caplan, Charles W. Cartwright, Arlene T. Doyle, Winifred B. Kessler, Bruce G. Marcot, and Lawrence Stritch
36. Conservation of Biodiversity at the Landscape Scale, Reed F. Noss
PART V: Policy and Social Consideration
37. Developing Public Education Packages: A U.S. National Park Service Perspective, Gary W. Mullins and Michael D. Watson
38. Conservation and Zones of Human Activity: The Spread of Human Disturbance Across a Prospected Landscape, Marybeth Buechner and Ray Sauvajot
39. Balancing Scientific, Social, and Regulatory Concerns in Managing Biodiversity, Tim W. Clark, Dennis Glick, and John D. Varley
40. Economic Incentives for Conserving Biodiversity, Jeffrey A. McNeely
41. The Role of Private Industrial Forestlands in the Management of Biodiversity, James A. Rochelle and Lorin L. Hicks
42. Managing Biodiversity on Private Lands, Michael A. O'Connell
43. Creating Policy on Genetic Diversity, Gene Namkoong
44. Creating Policy on Species Diversity, Michael J. Bean
45. Creating Policy on Community Diversity, Kenneth A. Dahlberg
Creating Policy on Landscape Diversity. Peter Bridgewater, Dan W. Walton, and John R. Busby
PART VI:Summary
47. Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes: Principles, Practices, and Policies, Robert C. Szaro