An Introduction to Conservation Biology, 3rd Edition

Sher provides just the right amount of detail, at the appropriate level, for my students. The examples are current, the figures are clear, and the information is topical.” -Susan Margulis, Canisius CollegeI reviewed a lot of textbooks before deciding to adopt this one. Sher was the most complete and up-to-date text I reviewed, provided a very thorough presentation of conservation biology, was geared to the level of my students, and was easy to read and follow.“-Gary S. Comp, University of South Florida

Anna Sher is a full Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Denver, where she has been on the faculty since 2003. She was a double major in Biology and Art at Earlham College, where she also taught ecology as a Howard Hughes Fellow, visiting lecturer, and as the co-leader of the Earlham Study Abroad Kenya Program in 1992, 2000, and 2002. She received her PhD from the University of New Mexico, where she also taught botany as a visiting lecturer. As a postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Sher was awarded a Fulbright postdoctoral research fellowship to conduct research on plant interactions in Israel at Ben Gurion University’s Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology. She also studied the ecology of an invasive grass at the University of California, Davis.