World Atlas of Biodiversity: Earth's Living Resources in the 21st Century
- ISBN-10
- 0520236688
- ISBN-13
- 9780520236684
- Category
- Biodiversity
- Pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Authors
- Martin Jenkins, Brian Groombridge
Description
Global biological diversity, ecosystem diversity.
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