| Description |
xv, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. What is biodiversity? -- 2. Biodiversity through time -- 3. Mapping biodiversity -- 4. Does biodiversity matter? -- 5. Human impacts -- 6. Maintaining biodiversity |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Biodiversity.
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| Genre/Form |
Lehrbuch
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| Author |
Spicer, John I.
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| LC no. |
2003011788 |
| ISBN |
1405118571 paperback alkaline paper |
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