Ebook: Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth’s Living Resources

Global Biodiversity is the most comprehensive compendium of conservation information ever published. It provides the first systematic report on the status, distribution, management, and utilisation of the planet's biological wealth.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages xix-xx
Genetic Diversity....Pages 1-6
Systematics and Diversity....Pages 7-12
Species Concepts....Pages 13-16
Species Inventory....Pages 17-39
Species Diversity: An Introduction....Pages 40-46
Microorganisms....Pages 47-54
Lower Plant Diversity....Pages 55-63
Higher Plant Diversity....Pages 64-87
Nematodes....Pages 88-92
Deep-Sea Invertebrates....Pages 93-102
Soil Macrofauna....Pages 103-115
Fishes....Pages 116-135
Higher Vertebrates....Pages 136-146
Island Species....Pages 147-153
Centres of Species Diversity....Pages 154-191
Species Extinction....Pages 192-233
Threatened Species....Pages 234-247
Global Habitat Classification....Pages 248-253
Biodiversity and Global Climate Change....Pages 254-255
Tropical Moist Forests....Pages 256-279
Front Matter....Pages xix-xx
Grasslands....Pages 280-292
Wetlands....Pages 293-306
Coral Reefs....Pages 307-323
Mangroves....Pages 324-327
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Plant Use....Pages 331-358
Animal Use....Pages 359-406
Biodiversity and Economics....Pages 407-438
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
National Legislation....Pages 441-446
Protected Areas....Pages 447-478
Multilateral Treaties....Pages 479-489
International Policy and Legal Assistance....Pages 490-505
International Aid....Pages 506-527
Management of International Resources....Pages 528-542
Current Practices in Conservation....Pages 543-575
The Convention on Biological Diversity....Pages 576-583
Back Matter....Pages 585-585

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages xix-xx
Genetic Diversity....Pages 1-6
Systematics and Diversity....Pages 7-12
Species Concepts....Pages 13-16
Species Inventory....Pages 17-39
Species Diversity: An Introduction....Pages 40-46
Microorganisms....Pages 47-54
Lower Plant Diversity....Pages 55-63
Higher Plant Diversity....Pages 64-87
Nematodes....Pages 88-92
Deep-Sea Invertebrates....Pages 93-102
Soil Macrofauna....Pages 103-115
Fishes....Pages 116-135
Higher Vertebrates....Pages 136-146
Island Species....Pages 147-153
Centres of Species Diversity....Pages 154-191
Species Extinction....Pages 192-233
Threatened Species....Pages 234-247
Global Habitat Classification....Pages 248-253
Biodiversity and Global Climate Change....Pages 254-255
Tropical Moist Forests....Pages 256-279
Front Matter....Pages xix-xx
Grasslands....Pages 280-292
Wetlands....Pages 293-306
Coral Reefs....Pages 307-323
Mangroves....Pages 324-327
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Plant Use....Pages 331-358
Animal Use....Pages 359-406
Biodiversity and Economics....Pages 407-438
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
National Legislation....Pages 441-446
Protected Areas....Pages 447-478
Multilateral Treaties....Pages 479-489
International Policy and Legal Assistance....Pages 490-505
International Aid....Pages 506-527
Management of International Resources....Pages 528-542
Current Practices in Conservation....Pages 543-575
The Convention on Biological Diversity....Pages 576-583
Back Matter....Pages 585-585
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