Part I. Concepts
1 Redirections in Conservation Biology
Luciano M. Verdade, Carlos I. Piña, and Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge
2 Historical Ecology and the Explanation of Diversity: Amazonian Case Studies
William Balée
3 Phylogenetic diversity and the sustainable use of biodiversity
Daniel P. Faith and Laura Jo Pollock
4 Adaptation and Evolution in Changing Environments
Luiz Miguel Rosalino, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, and Luciano M. Verdade
5 Biodiversity loss and infectious diseases
Kevin D. Lafferty
6 The conservation value of agricultural landscapes
Luciano M. Verdade, Marli Penteado, Carla Gheler-Costa, Graziella Dotta, Luis Miguel Rosalino, Vânia Regina Pivello, Carlos I. Piña, and Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge
Part II. Innovation
7 The use of molecular tools in ecological studies of mammalian carnivores Francisco Palomares and Begoña Adrados
8 The Role of Abundance Estimates in Conservation Decision-Making
James D. Nichols
9 Wildlife surveys in agricultural landscapes: Terrestrial medium- to large-sized mammals
Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Carla Gheler-Costa, Carlos Ignacio Piña, Luiz Miguel Rosalino, and Luciano M. Verdade
10 Point Counts Method for Bird Surveys in Agroecosystems of the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil
Marli Penteado, Wesley R. Silva, and Luciano M. Verdade
11 The use of stable isotopes analyses in wildlife studies
Thiago S. Marques, Neliton R.F. Lara, Plínio B. Camargo, Luciano M. Verdade, and Luiz A. Martinelli
Part III. Governance
12 Multi-taxa surveys: integrating ecosystem processes and user demands
William E. Magnusson, Ben Lawson, Fabricio Baccaro, Carolina Volkmer de Castilho, J. Guy Castley, Flavia Costa, Debora P. Drucker, Elizabeth Franklin, Albertina P. Lima, Regina Luizão, Fernando Mendonça, Flávia Pezzini, Juliana Schietti, José Julio Toledo, Ana Tourinho, Luciano M. Verdade, and Jean-Marc Hero
13 Who's in conflict with whom? Human dimensions of the conflicts involving wildlife.
Silvio Marchini
14 BIOTA/FAPESP - The Biodiversity Virtual Institute: translating research on biodiversity and ecosystem services into policies in a megadiverse country.
Carlos A. Joly