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Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2

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Chapter 1: Conservation priorities: identifying need, taking action and evaluating success

Chapter 2: Levels of approach: on the appropriate scales for conservation interventions and planning

Chapter 3: Five paradigms of collective action underlying the human dimension of conservation

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Chapter 4: Economic instruments for nature conservation

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Chapter 5: Tackling unsustainable wildlife trade

Chapter 6: Leadership and listening: inspiration for conservation mission and advocacy

Chapter 7: The human dimension in addressing conflict with large carnivores

Chapter 8: Citizen science and nature conservation

Chapter 9: Nature as a source of health and well-being: is this an ecosystem service that could pay for conserving biodiversity?

Chapter 10: Ocean conservation: current challenges and future opportunities

Chapter 11: Lost in muddy waters: freshwater biodiversity

Chapter 12: Habitat case studies: islands

Chapter 13: Conservation of tropical forests: maintaining ecological integrity and resilience

Chapter 14: A global perspective on conserving butterflies and moths and their habitats

Chapter 15: Bird conservation in tropical ecosystems: challenges and opportunities

Chapter 16: Conserving large mammals: are they a special case?

Chapter 17: Plant conservation: the seeds of success

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Chapter 18: The ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how’ of monitoring for conservation

Chapter 19: Effective conservation depends upon understanding human behaviour

Chapter 20: Designing effective solutions to conservation planning problems

Chapter 21: Biological corridors and connectivity

Chapter 22: Righting past wrongs and ensuring the future: challenges and opportunities for effective reintroductions amidst a biodiversity crisis

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Chapter 23: Rewilding

Chapter 24: Disease control

Chapter 25: Elephants in the room: tough choices for a maturing discipline

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