Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation. Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies. 2007. illustr. 184 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Begins by exploring the need for ecological science in understandingcurrent environmental issues and briefly discussing what ecology is andisn't. Subsequent chapters address critical issues in conservation and show how ecological science can be applied to them. The book explores questions such as: What is the role of ecological science in decision making?/ What factors govern the assembly of ecosystems and determine their response to various stressors?/ How does Earth's climate systemfunction and determine the distribution of life on Earth?/ What factorscontrol the size of populations?/ How does fragmentation of the landscape affect the persistence of species on the landscape?/ etc.