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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... groups: complementarity and redundancy Hypotheses on the role of species in ecosystem functioning Neighbourhood relationships between species 5.5.1 Competition 5.5.2 Co-operative relationships: commensalism and symbiosis 5.5.3 ...
... groups: complementarity and redundancy Hypotheses on the role of species in ecosystem functioning Neighbourhood relationships between species 5.5.1 Competition 5.5.2 Co-operative relationships: commensalism and symbiosis 5.5.3 ...
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... group Collections & regional inventories Resource guide Systematics Reports & maps Conventions Human health (emerging diseases) Conservation References and further reading Index 249 250 251 251 253 254 255 256 256 258 259 260 262 263 ...
... group Collections & regional inventories Resource guide Systematics Reports & maps Conventions Human health (emerging diseases) Conservation References and further reading Index 249 250 251 251 253 254 255 256 256 258 259 260 262 263 ...
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... group involved. Taxonomists, economists, agronomists and sociologists each have their own partial view of the concept. Biologists tend to define biodiversity as the diversity of all living beings. Farmers are interested in exploiting ...
... group involved. Taxonomists, economists, agronomists and sociologists each have their own partial view of the concept. Biologists tend to define biodiversity as the diversity of all living beings. Farmers are interested in exploiting ...
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... 1.2 The Origins of the Convention on Biological Diversity and What is at Stake . A species is the group of individuals prone to. 8 1 BRIEF HISTORY OF A CONCEPT 1.2 The origins of the convention on biological diversity and what is at stake.
... 1.2 The Origins of the Convention on Biological Diversity and What is at Stake . A species is the group of individuals prone to. 8 1 BRIEF HISTORY OF A CONCEPT 1.2 The origins of the convention on biological diversity and what is at stake.
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... groups, who have their sights on different goals. 1.2.3 Nature has its price Another consideration, akin to the notion of 'useful nature', is acquiring major significance: the economic interest in biological diversity. On the one hand ...
... groups, who have their sights on different goals. 1.2.3 Nature has its price Another consideration, akin to the notion of 'useful nature', is acquiring major significance: the economic interest in biological diversity. On the one hand ...
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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