Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- Roots, Relevance, Aims and Values. The Roots of Conservation Biogeography / Robert J Whittaker, Richard J Ladle -- Social Values and Conservation Biogeography / Richard J Ladle, Paul Jepson, Lindsey Gillson -- Baselines, Patterns and Process / Lindsey Gillson, Richard J Ladle, Miguel B Arúajo -- The Distribution of Diversity: Challenges and Applications. Basic Biogeography: Estimating Biodiversity and Mapping Nature / Brett R Riddle, Richard J Ladle, Sara A Lourie, Robert J Whittaker -- The Shaping of the Global Protected Area Estate / Paul Jepson, Robert J Whittaker, Sara A Lourie -- Systematic Conservation Planning: Past, Present and Future / James E M Watson, Hedley S Grantham, Kerrie A Wilson, Hugh P Possingham -- Conservation Planning in a Changing World. Planning for Persistence in a Changing World / Richard A Fuller, Richard J Ladle, Robert J Whittaker, Hugh P Possingham -- Applied Island Biogeography / Kostas A Triantis, Shonil A Bhagwat -- Biological Invasions and the Homogenization of Faunas and Floras / Julian D Olden, Julie L Lockwood, Catherine L Parr -- Future Directions. Prospects and Challenges / Richard J Ladle, Robert J Whittaker -- Glossary of Terms -- References -- Index.