Dr. Navjot S. Sodhi co-advised my M.Sc. thesis research at the National University of Singapore (NUS). As Professor of Conservation Ecology at NUS, he inspired, mentored and trained a generation of young conservation scientists from Southeast Asia and globally. This book, published in 2010, was conceived and edited by Navjot and his close friend and collaborator, Dr. Paul Ehrlich, with the aim of making conservation science education accessible to students and researchers in the tropics, where financial resources are usually limited. Therefore, this book was made freely available to the public (https://conbio.org/publications/free-textbook/) to access and download. It is also notable that this edited volume features a chapter on invasive species written by Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Navjot, unfortunately, passed on in 2011 due to lymphoma. I will always be grateful for his mentorship and friendship, and I will always remember the days I spent with him and his family in Boston when I first visited the US to interview for Ph.D. programs. We all miss you, Navjot.

I enjoyed reading this book. It reminds me to be patient and stay focused when striving to develop meaningful work.

The proceedings book showcases the collaborative efforts of the editors and features over a hundred recent research papers in the dynamic field of Precision Livestock Farming.

The book that I read repeatedly during the early stages of my career.

A thought-provoking study of an important topic.

I am a wildlife biologist who works primarily with bats and this is a new text.

This book guides my academic career.

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This book breaks down complex topics in regional, urban economics and economic development in to simple easy-to-understand concepts, particularly on location analysis, regional growth models, urban economics and land use patterns. I would highly recommend this book for students, community development practitioners and policy makers.

This is one of the best works of anthropology in the modern era, a powerful and encyclopedic account of the rise of the modern world. It engages theory and ethnography in a manner that has set a high standard for the field ever since its initial publication in 1982.