Textbook of Biodiversity

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Science Publishers, 2003 M01 10 - 260 pages
A comprehensive text and reference book covering all the aspects of biodiversity science for students and researchers of biodiversity, plant science, biotechnology, as well as zoology.

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Contents

DEFINITION SCOPE AND CONSTRAINTS
1
GENETIC DIVERSITY
10
Determinants of Genetic Diversity
18
AGROBIODIVERSITY AND CULTIVATED TAXA
39
ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY
52
VALUES AND USES OF BIODIVERSITY
67
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
81
Processes Responsible for Species Extinction
84
Loss of Biodiversity as an Economic Process
104
MANAGEMENT OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY
144
BIODIVERSITY PROSPECTING AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
183
References
195
Glossary
223
Acronyms and Abbreviations
237
Subject Index
243
41
245

Threatened Species
91
Inland Wetlands
98

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About the author (2003)

K. V. Krishnamurthy is a professor of plant science in the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India.

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