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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... Biodiversity Christian Lévêque and Jean-Claude Mounolou # 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd ISBN 0 470 84956 8 (Hbk) ISBN 0 470 84957 6 (pbk) of the infinitely minute and the molecular mechanisms involved in. Biodiversity: Introduction.
... Biodiversity Christian Lévêque and Jean-Claude Mounolou # 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd ISBN 0 470 84956 8 (Hbk) ISBN 0 470 84957 6 (pbk) of the infinitely minute and the molecular mechanisms involved in. Biodiversity: Introduction.
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... molecular biology are affording ever deeper insight into the living world. The old question of the origin of life has resurfaced, but accompanied this time by knowledge and tools that may deliver concrete answers. Biotechnology offers ...
... molecular biology are affording ever deeper insight into the living world. The old question of the origin of life has resurfaced, but accompanied this time by knowledge and tools that may deliver concrete answers. Biotechnology offers ...
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... powerful arguments for the. of the infinitely minute and the molecular mechanisms involved in the diversification of life. 1.2 The Origins of the Convention on Biological Diversity and. 1 . 1 WHAT DOES 'BIODIVERSITY' REFER TO? 7.
... powerful arguments for the. of the infinitely minute and the molecular mechanisms involved in the diversification of life. 1.2 The Origins of the Convention on Biological Diversity and. 1 . 1 WHAT DOES 'BIODIVERSITY' REFER TO? 7.
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... molecules, and these molecules, in turn, organise themselves into cells capable of reproduction (living world). Cells can aggregate and co-operate to form multicellular organisms. Individuals – whether single-cell or Biodiversity ...
... molecules, and these molecules, in turn, organise themselves into cells capable of reproduction (living world). Cells can aggregate and co-operate to form multicellular organisms. Individuals – whether single-cell or Biodiversity ...
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... molecular phylogeny are also founded upon the hypothesis that resemblances between two organisms will be more numerous if their ancestral relationship is closer. Here, however, genetic sequences are compared rather than morphological ...
... molecular phylogeny are also founded upon the hypothesis that resemblances between two organisms will be more numerous if their ancestral relationship is closer. Here, however, genetic sequences are compared rather than morphological ...
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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