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1. What Is Conservation Biology?
2. Global Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes
3. Threats to Biodiversity
4. Conservation Values and Ethics
5. Ecological Economics and Nature Conservation
6. Habitat Degradation and Loss
7. Habitat Fragmentation
8. Overexploitation
9. Species Invasions
10. Biological Impacts of Climate Change
11. Conservation Genetics: The Use and Importance of Genetic Information
12. Species- and Landscape-Level Approaches to Conservation
13. Ecosystem Approaches to Conservation
14. Protected Areas: Goals, Limitations, and Design
15. Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems and Endangered Populations
16. Sustainable Development
17. Integrating Conservation Science and Policy
18. Meeting Conservation Challenges in an Uncertain World