BiodiversityThe title provides an overview of the current knowledge about the diversity of the living world and the various problems associated with its conservation and sustainable use. Covering both the fundamentals of the subject, along with the latest research, Biodiversity presents key conservation issues within a framework of global case studies. Starting with a summary of the concept of biodiversity, the text then explores such subjects as species richness, ecological systems, the consequences of human activities, diversity and human health, genetic resources, biotechnology and conservation.
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
what do we know? | 13 |
Biodiversity Christian Lévêque and JeanClaude Mounolou | 39 |
The species richness of natural communities as | 73 |
Biological diversity and the functioning | 97 |
The dynamics of biological diversity and | 131 |
The dynamics of biological diversity and implications | 165 |
Genetic resources and biotechnology | 185 |
the value and use of biological diversity | 207 |
The conservation of biodiversity | 225 |
A conclusion of sorts | 267 |
| 275 | |
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| Title | Biodiversity |
| Authors | Christian Lévêque, Jean-Claude Mounolou |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0470849568, 9780470849569 |
| Length | 296 pages |
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