Biodiversity

by Lévêque, C.

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Title Statements

Full title :Biodiversity / Christian Lévêque, Jean-Claude Mounolou ; [translated into English by Vivian Reuter].

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication:Chichester
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2003.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 284 pages : : illustrations, cartes ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0470849576, 9780470849576, 0470849568, 9780470849569
oclc:ocn300279520
LC Classification:QH541.15.B56
Dewey Decimal:333.95

Brief history of a concept : why be concerned by biological diversity? -- Biological diversity : what do we know? -- The mechanisms at work in the diversification of life -- The species richness of natural communities as a result of equilibrium/non-equilibrium processes -- Biological diversity and the functioning of ecological systems -- The dynamics of biological diversity and the consequences of human activities -- The dynamics of biological diversity and implications for human health -- Genetic resources and biotechnology -- 'Useful" nature : the value and use of biological diversity -- The conservation of biodiversity.