Abstract In 1985, Michael Soulé asked,“What is conservation biology?” We revisit this
question more than 25 years later and offer a revised set of core principles in light of the …

In the 20 years since Conservation Biology was launched with the aim of disseminating
scientific knowledge to help conserve biodiversity and the natural world, our discipline has …

Now is the time for conservation science—a mission-oriented scientific enterprise that seeks
to protect nature, including Earth's animals, plants, and ecosystems, in the face of …

Conservation should benefit ecosystems, nonhuman organisms, and current and future
human beings. Nevertheless, tension among these goals engenders potential ethical …

Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and
activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally" protected" for biodiversity conservation--and …

C onservation biology, a new stage in the application of sci-ence to conservation prob-lems,
addresses the biology of species, communities, and ecosystems that are perturbed, either …

Conservation biology emerged in the mid‐1980s, drawing on established disciplines and
integrating them in pursuit of a coherent goal: the protection and perpetuation of the Earth's …

In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James
Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation …

The conservation of species is one of the foundations of conservation biology. Successful
species conservation has often been defined as simply the avoidance of extinction. We …

Conservation biology has traditionally focused on the fine scale and the species level of
biological organization (Soule and Wilcox 1980), and biotic conservation is only one of the …