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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... living organisms – underlying principles 2.1.1 Levels of organization in the living world 2.1.2 Taxonomic hierarchies: the search for an evolutionary and functional order in the diversity of species 2.1.3 The concept of species 2.1.4 ...
... living organisms – underlying principles 2.1.1 Levels of organization in the living world 2.1.2 Taxonomic hierarchies: the search for an evolutionary and functional order in the diversity of species 2.1.3 The concept of species 2.1.4 ...
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... Earth? Origins and dynamics of intra- and interspecific genetic diversity 3.2.1 Genetic diversity and the universality of ... living world 3.6.1 The main lines of evolution and how they are related 3.6.2 From unicellular to multicellular ...
... Earth? Origins and dynamics of intra- and interspecific genetic diversity 3.2.1 Genetic diversity and the universality of ... living world 3.6.1 The main lines of evolution and how they are related 3.6.2 From unicellular to multicellular ...
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... living world has changed profoundly. Ample evidence of this shift is found in social behaviour and in schoolbooks. In the early 20th century, the world population was primarily rural, and survival was its top priority. Predators and ...
... living world has changed profoundly. Ample evidence of this shift is found in social behaviour and in schoolbooks. In the early 20th century, the world population was primarily rural, and survival was its top priority. Predators and ...
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... world, scientists and conservationists are concerned by the large-scale destruction of forests regarded as hotspots of living ... Earth as a result 2 INTRODUCTION.
... world, scientists and conservationists are concerned by the large-scale destruction of forests regarded as hotspots of living ... Earth as a result 2 INTRODUCTION.
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... 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 wealth that has so far been only partially turned to profit. Within ...
... 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 wealth that has so far been only partially turned to profit. Within ...
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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