BiodiversityJohn Wiley & Sons, 2004 M04 21 - 296 pages The 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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... agriculture 8.4.3 Anticipating the risks of genetically modified organisms Property rights and the commercialization of living things 8.5.1 The international involvement of the FAO 8.5.2 The Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Certificate ...
... agriculture 8.4.3 Anticipating the risks of genetically modified organisms Property rights and the commercialization of living things 8.5.1 The international involvement of the FAO 8.5.2 The Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Certificate ...
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... agricultural development. As one French schoolbook taught children, in preparation for adult life: 'Almost all insects are harmful and must be fiercely combated.' This attitude was entirely legitimate at the time. In daily life ...
... agricultural development. As one French schoolbook taught children, in preparation for adult life: 'Almost all insects are harmful and must be fiercely combated.' This attitude was entirely legitimate at the time. In daily life ...
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... agricultural production. This was also the time of the 'Green Revolution', of intensive farming based on high-yield crops, but at the same time requiring intensive use of fertilizers and insecticides. In the early 1970s, the epithets ...
... agricultural production. This was also the time of the 'Green Revolution', of intensive farming based on high-yield crops, but at the same time requiring intensive use of fertilizers and insecticides. In the early 1970s, the epithets ...
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... agriculture, pharmaceutics and industry. The commercialization of the living world creates new economic prospects with biotechnology and patents on living things. Given the stakes, it is logical to take measures to conserve a source of ...
... agriculture, pharmaceutics and industry. The commercialization of the living world creates new economic prospects with biotechnology and patents on living things. Given the stakes, it is logical to take measures to conserve a source of ...
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... agricultural regions, and all human activities affecting these organisms and environments. Biocomplexity is characterized by non-linear, chaotic dynamics and interactions on different spatiotemporal scales. Integrating social and ...
... agricultural regions, and all human activities affecting these organisms and environments. Biocomplexity is characterized by non-linear, chaotic dynamics and interactions on different spatiotemporal scales. Integrating social and ...
Contents
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3 The mechanisms at work in the diversification of life | 39 |
4 The species richness of natural communities as a result of equilibriumnonequilibrium processes | 73 |
5 Biological diversity and the functioning of ecological systems | 97 |
6 The dynamics of biological diversity and the consequences of human activities | 131 |
7 The dynamics of biological diversity and implications for human health | 165 |
8 Genetic resources and biotechnology | 185 |
9 Useful nature the value and use of biological diversity | 207 |
10 The conservation of biodiversity | 225 |
A conclusion of sorts | 267 |
On the Web | 269 |
References and further reading | 275 |
Index | 281 |
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