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Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications
Fred Van Dyke

The History and Distinctions of Conservation Biology

Chapter Outline

In this chapter, you will learn about:

1. the origins and history of conservation and conservation biology.

2. the conceptual distinctions and distinguishing scientific paradigms of conservation biology.

3. the kinds of problems that conservation biologists investigate and attempt to solve.