Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations | Australia) Macquarie University Department of Biological Sciences Richard (Emeritus Professor Frankham, Smithsonian Institution) Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Jonathan D. (

One of the greatest unmet issues in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of numerous animal and plant species. Many populations are going extinct unnecessarily for genetic reasons so there is now urgent need for an authoritative textbook on the rational genetic management of fragmented populations.