Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-315) and index.

What is biodiversity? : spiders as exemplars of the biodiversity concept -- What is conservation biology? : an analysis of the critical ecosystem partnership fund's strategies and funding priorities -- Why is biodiversity important? Why is it threatened? : an exploration with the IUCN "Red List" of threatened species -- Population genetics : diversity within versus diversity among populations -- Genetic drift : establishing population management targets to limit loss of genetic diversity -- Pedigree management : controlling the effects of inbreeding as indicated by fluctuating asymmetry -- Landscape genetics : identifying movement corridors in the landscape -- Life table analysis : balancing commercial fisheries with sea bird "by-catch" -- Population viability analysis : El Niño frequency and penguin population persistence -- Habitat loss and fragmentation : ecological traps, connectivity and issues of scale -- Diagnosing declining populations : assessing monitoring data to better understand causes of a rarity in an endangered cactus -- Estimating population size with line transects and DISTANCE -- Analyzing camera trap data with PRESENCE -- Estimating population size with mark-recapture data and MARK -- Estimating "biodiversity" : indices, effort and inference -- Designing a zoo : ex-situ centers for conservation, research, and education -- Plant reintroductions : reestablishing extirpated populations -- Edge effects : designing a nest predation experiment -- Ecosystem fragmentation : patterns and consequences for biodiversity -- Forest harvesting : balancing timber production and parrot habitat -- Protected areas : a systematic conservation planning approach for ecoregions -- Island biogeography : how park size and condition affect the number of species protected -- GIS for conservation : mapping and analyzing distributions of wild potato species for reserve design -- Global change : will a cold-adapted frog survive in a warmer world? -- Climate envelope modeling : inferring the ranges of species -- Population, consumption, or governance : which drives species imperilment most in Africa and Europe? -- Overconsumption : who's smarter... students or their professors? -- Conservation values : assessing public attitudes -- Priority setting : where around the globe should we invest our conservation efforts? -- An international debate : commercial fishing in Galapagos National Park -- Conservation law : should the polar bear be listed as a threatened species? -- Conservation policy : shaping your government.