Biodiversity
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Biodiversity: The Abundance of Life
By Jenny L. Chapman, Michael B. V. RobertsA common British fern is bracken ( Pteridium aquilinum ) . Even though it is not an angiosperm , bracken has vessels ( see box 3.1 ) . It occurs throughout the world and is often a persistent weed . It spreads by horizontal underground ...
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Biodiversity: Conserving Endangered Species
By Anne Elizabeth MaczulakBy 1965 California tried to halt the trend bypassing the California Land Conservation Act (commonly known as the Williamson Act). This act became one of the first pieces of legislation for saving open spaces of unspoiled land.
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Biodiversity: Conservation and Management
By B. K. SinghBiodiversity: Conservation and Management
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Biodiversity: A Challenge for Development Research and Policy
By N. Biedinger, Wilhelm Barthlott, Matthias WinigerAlaska y Kevo, structure lies in arctic topography that causes small-scale variety in permafrost phenomena such as frost boils, polygons, pingos and palsa, and in soil moisture, soil types, snow ...
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Biodiversity: An Introduction
By Kevin J. Gaston, John I. SpicerMorenta, J., Stefanescu, C., Massuti, E., Morales-Nin, B. & Lloris, D. (1998) Fish community structure and depth-related ... Myers, N. & Kent, J. (1998) Perverse Subsidies: Tax $s Undercutting our Economics and Environments Alike.
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Biodiversity: Biomolecular Aspects of Biodiversity and Innovative Utilization
By Bilge SenerThis book discusses the value of bioresources and the need for their conservation in terms of the biomolecular chemistry of naturally occurring molecular systems.
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Biodiversity: The UK Overseas Territories
By Joint Nature Conservation CommitteeOffers a survey of the biodiversity of: Anguilla, Ascension, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia,...
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Biodiversity: A Challenge for Development Research and Policy
By N. Biedinger, Wilhelm Barthlott, Matthias WinigerBiodiversity, sometimes simply understood as "diversity of species", is a specific quality of life on our planet, the dimensions and importance of which have just lately been fully realized.
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Biodiversity: The Dynamic Balance of the Planet
By Oscar GrilloThis book contains comprehensive overviews and original studies focused on ecological and ecosystem functioning studies, hazards and conservation management, assessment of environmental variables affecting species diversity, also ...
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Biodiversity
By John I. SpicerDiscusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.
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Biodiversity: Law, Policy and Governance
By Usha Tandon, Mohan Parasaran, Sidharth LuthraThis book will be useful to scholars and researchers of environmental studies, development studies, policy studies and law related to biodiversity and conservation.
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Biodiversity
By Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences/Smithsonian InstitutionThis important book for scientists and nonscientists alike calls attention to a most urgent global problem: the rapidly accelerating loss of plant and animal species to increasing human population pressure and the demands of economic ...
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Biodiversity: An Ecological Perspective
By Simon A. Levin, Takuya Abe, Masahiko HigashiThe roles of ecosystem processes, community structure and population dynamics are considered in this book.
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Biodiversity
By Christian Lévêque, Jean-Claude MounolouStarting with a summary of the concept of biodiversity, the text then explores such subjects as species richness, ecological systems, the consequences of human activities, diversity and human health, genetic resources, biotechnology and ...
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BIODIVERSITY: PERCEPTION, PERIL AND PRESERVATION
By MAITI, PRABODH K., PAULAMIThis book is primarily designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Environmental Science, Zoology and Botany.
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Biodiversity: An Introduction
By Kevin J. Gaston, John I. SpicerCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.
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Biodiversity: Science and Solutions for Australia
By Andy Sheppard, Steve Morton, Mark LonsdaleThe book describes the ancient origins and unique features of Australia’s species, as well as the current status of our biodiversity.
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BIODIVERSITY: Kurt Jackson
BIODIVERSITY: Kurt Jackson
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Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action
The Convention on Biological Diversity's 15th Conference of the Parties (CBD COP15) in 2020 marks a critical juncture for one of the defining global challenges of our time: the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, which underpin ...
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Biodiversity: A Lab Manual for General Biology II
By Donald R. ThomasFocuses on the evolution and diversity of living organisms with attention to comparative anatomy within the vertebrate animals. The manual contains instructions for hands-on examination of specimens.