Encyclopedia of biodiversity [electronic resource] / editor-in-chief, Simon Asher Levin.
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Amsterdam :
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2004.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic text : HTML, PDF file |
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| Notes: | Title from image of cover (viewed May 2, 2006). "In recent years, biodiversity has influenced important scientific considerations, international agreements, conventions, conservation initiatives, political debates, and socio-economic implications. Knowledge derived from the study of biodiversity will affect the quality of life enjoyed in the future by influencing decision-making processes and aiding new discoveries. The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. Our awareness of the loss of biodiversity has brought a long overdue appreciation of the magnitude of our loss and a determination to develop the tools to protect our future. The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity brings together, for the first time, a study of the dimensions of diversity. It examination of the services biodiversity provides, and measures to protect it. Major themes of the work include the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends in biodiversity."--Description. Text simultaneously available in HTML format and PDF page image reproduction. Bib#: 1104202 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language: | English |
| Bib#: | 1104202 |
