Includes foundational ideas/papers about the science of rarity conservation. -- taken from review on vendor's site

Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. Some scie

Nearly 700 species of plants may become extinct by the year 2000. Faced with this overwhelming prospect, plant conservationists must take advantage of every tec

The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where t

Some ecosystem management plans established by state and federal agencies have begun to shift their focus away from single-species conservation to a broader goa