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9781405118576

Biodiversity : An Introdution

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405118576

  • ISBN10:

    1405118571

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-13
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

This primer is designed for undergraduate students taking short courses in biodiversity and aims to provide an overview of the subject as well as an entry into the primary literature. The book is intended as a basis for an entire course in biodiversity, and covers most of the major themes and issues.

Author Biography

Kevin J. Gaston is Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Sheffield. He has broad research interests in the fields of biodiversity, macroecology and conservation biology.

John I. Spicer is a Reader in Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth. His research interests range from the ecophysiology of marine animals through to the functional biodiversity of marine systems.

Table of Contents

Preface, vii
Acknowledgements, ix
1 What is biodiversity? 1(18)
1.1 Marion Island,
1(2)
1.2 What is biodiversity?
3(2)
1.3 Elements of biodiversity,
5(4)
1.4 Measuring biodiversity,
9(7)
1.5 Summary,
16(1)
Further reading,
16(3)
2 Biodiversity through time, 19(31)
2.1 Introduction,
19(1)
2.2 Sources of information,
19(2)
2.3 A brief history of biodiversity,
21(17)
2.4 How many extant species are there?
38(10)
2.5 Summary,
48(1)
Further reading,
48(2)
3 Mapping biodiversity, 50(41)
3.1 Introduction,
50(1)
3.2 Issues of scale,
51(6)
3.3 Extremes of high and low diversity,
57(14)
3.4 Gradients in biodiversity,
71(14)
3.5 Congruence,
85(4)
3.6 Summary,
89(1)
Further reading,
90(1)
4 Does biodiversity matter? 91(17)
4.1 Introduction,
91(1)
4.2 Direct-use value,
92(6)
4.3 Indirect-use value,
98(5)
4.4 Non-use value,
103(2)
4.5 Summary,
105(1)
Further reading,
105(3)
5 Human impacts, 108(30)
5.1 Introduction,
108(1)
5.2 Species extinctions,
108(7)
5.3 Populations, individuals and genetic diversity,
115(1)
5.4 Threats to biodiversity,
116(14)
5.5 The scale of the human enterprise,
130(5)
5.6 Summary,
135(1)
Further reading,
135(3)
6 Maintaining biodiversity, 138(22)
6.1 Introduction,
138(1)
6.2 Objectives of the Convention,
139(2)
6.3 General measures for conservation and sustainable use,
141(2)
6.4 Identification and monitoring,
143(1)
6.5 In-situ conservation,
144(8)
6.6 Ex-situ conservation,
152(2)
6.7 Sustainable use of components of biological diversity,
154(1)
6.8 Incentive measures,
155(1)
6.9 Responses to the Convention,
156(1)
6.10 Summary,
156(1)
Further reading,
157(3)
References, 160(23)
Index, 183

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