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Thirtyfour foreignlanguage editions of his conservation biology textbooks the essentials and the shorter primer of conservation biology have been produced, with local coauthors. We encourage authors who are uncertain whether their manuscript is appropriate for conservation biology to send a title and abstract to the editor in chief for preliminary evaluation. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Whether you are giving gifts to others or to yourself, this list of the best popular science books of 2018 about climate change, conservation and the environment is a. The six chapters of this book provide insightful analysis on managing protected areas middle east, conserving biochemical and genetic.
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