This book provides both the conceptual basis and technological tools that are necessary to identify and solve problems related to biodiversity governance. The authors discuss intriguing evolutionary questions, which involve the sometimes surprising adaptive capacity of certain organisms to dwell in altered and/or changing environments that apparently lost most of their structure and functionality. Space and time heterogeneities are considered in order to understand the patterns of distribution and abundance of species and the various processes that mold them. The book also discusses at which level-from genes to the landscape, including individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems-men should intervene in nature in order to prevent the loss of biodiversity.

Redirections in Conservation Biology

Historical Ecology and the Explanation of Diversity: Amazonian Case Studies
Phylogenetic Diversity and the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Adaptation and Evolution in Changing Environments
Biodiversity Loss and Infectious Diseases
The Conservation Value of Agricultural Landscapes
The Use of Molecular Tools in Ecological Studies of Mammalian Carnivores
The Role of Abundance Estimates in Conservation Decision-Making
Wildlife Surveys in Agricultural Landscapes: Terrestrial Medium- to Large-Sized Mammals
Point Counts Method for Bird Surveys in Agroecosystems of the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil
The Use of Stable Isotopes Analyses in Wildlife Studies
Multi-taxa Surveys: Integrating Ecosystem Processes and User Demands
Who's in Conflict with whom? Human Dimensions of the Conflicts Involving Wildlife
BIOTA/FAPESP - The Biodiversity Virtual Institute: Translating Research on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Policies in a Megadiverse Country.