Conserving bird biodiversity : general principles and their application /

The number of bird species that have become extinct since 1800 is believed to be 103, and the rate of extinction quite likely is accelerating. Given the general public's immense interest in birds, this makes one wonder what is happening with organisms that create less interest. The editors lead a large number of contributors in a broad approach to the problems of conserving bird biodiversity. The chapters are written by one or more experts and include the following: "Biodiversity"; "Why Conserve Diversity"; "Mapping and Monitoring Bird Populations"; Priority Setting in Species Conservation; "Selecting Sites for Conservation"; Critically Endangered Bird Populations and Their Management"; Diagnosing Causes of Population Declines and Selecting Remedial Actions; "Outside the Reserve; Pandemic Threats to Bird Biodiversity"; "Predicting the Impact of Environmental Change"; Fragmentation Habitat Loss and Landscape Management"; Interface between Research, Education and Training"; and "Conservation Policies and Programs Affecting Birds." This book will be important to conservationists in general, not just ornithologists. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduates through faculty. K. L. Williams emeritus, Northwestern State University