Conservation biology and biodiversity

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The biodiversity crisis

1 Types of biodiversity

2 Current species diversity

3 Patterns of biodiversity

4 Conservation of biodiversity

5 Biodiversity change through geological time

6 The five mass extinctions

7 The pleistocene extinction

8 Present-time extinctions

9 Estimates of present-time extinction rates

10 Section summary

11 Art connections

The importance of biodiversity to human life

Threats to biodiversity

Preserving biodiversity

1 Measuring biodiversity

2 Changing human behavior

3 Conservation in preserves

4 How much area to preserve?

5 Preserve design

6 Limitations on preserves

7 Habitat restoration

8 The role of captive breeding

9 Section summary

10 Art connections

Source: OpenStax, Biology. OpenStax CNX. Feb 29, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11448/1.10

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