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Biodiversity : an introduction

By: Gaston, Kevin JContributor(s): Spicer, John IMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xv, 191 p. : illustrations, mapsISBN: 1405118571 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781405118576Subject(s): BiodiversityDDC classification: 333.95 Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

1. What is biodiversity? -- 2. Biodiversity through time -- 3. Mapping biodiversity -- 4. Does biodiversity matter? -- 5. Human impacts -- 6. Maintaining biodiversity.

Summary: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it. Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific way Acts as an easy entry point into the primary literature Provides real-world examples of key issues, including illustrations of major temporal and spatial patterns in biodiversity Designed primarily with undergraduate students and course lecturers in mind, it will also be of interest to anyone who requires an overview of, and entry to, the vast literature on these topics. All the figures included in the book are downloadable from the Blackwell Publishing website

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Included Index.

1. What is biodiversity? --
2. Biodiversity through time --
3. Mapping biodiversity --
4. Does biodiversity matter? --
5. Human impacts --
6. Maintaining biodiversity.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK
This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.

Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific way
Acts as an easy entry point into the primary literature
Provides real-world examples of key issues, including illustrations of major temporal and spatial patterns in biodiversity
Designed primarily with undergraduate students and course lecturers in mind, it will also be of interest to anyone who requires an overview of, and entry to, the vast literature on these topics.
All the figures included in the book are downloadable from the Blackwell Publishing website

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