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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... Sustainable development 10.4.2 Traditional knowledge 10.4.3 Regional planning and development 10.4.4 Marine environments: how can the perpetuation of fisheries be reconciled with the conservation of marine resources? Ex situ ...
... Sustainable development 10.4.2 Traditional knowledge 10.4.3 Regional planning and development 10.4.4 Marine environments: how can the perpetuation of fisheries be reconciled with the conservation of marine resources? Ex situ ...
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... sustainable development, and the difficulties encountered 10.10.1 Implementing international conventions 10.10.2 Local and human stakes in biodiversity: transcending the contradictions? A conclusion of sorts On the Web . . . Information ...
... sustainable development, and the difficulties encountered 10.10.1 Implementing international conventions 10.10.2 Local and human stakes in biodiversity: transcending the contradictions? A conclusion of sorts On the Web . . . Information ...
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... Sustainable Development in 1992. In the process, the debate shifted from the scientific to the political arena. One thing leads to another; it is urgently necessary to take action to preserve biological diversity, if we do not want to ...
... Sustainable Development in 1992. In the process, the debate shifted from the scientific to the political arena. One thing leads to another; it is urgently necessary to take action to preserve biological diversity, if we do not want to ...
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... sustainable development, the central concern of all conservation policy, it is necessary to find compromises between species protection and development. In less than a century, the behaviour of western societies towards nature has ...
... sustainable development, the central concern of all conservation policy, it is necessary to find compromises between species protection and development. In less than a century, the behaviour of western societies towards nature has ...
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... Sustainable Development held in Rio in 1992. Towards the end of the 20th century, humankind grew conscious of its unprecedented impact upon natural environments and the danger of exhausting biological resources. At the same time ...
... Sustainable Development held in Rio in 1992. Towards the end of the 20th century, humankind grew conscious of its unprecedented impact upon natural environments and the danger of exhausting biological resources. At the same time ...
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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