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Biodiversity. [1]

, Part 3
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National Academies Press, 1988 - Science - 521 pages
The diversity of life forms is one of the greatest wonders of the planet earth. The biosphere is an intricate tapestry of interwoven life forms. This book offers an overall view of this biological diversity and carries an urgent warning about the rapid alteration and destruction of the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms for more than a billion years. The source of this book is the National Forum on BioDiversity, held in Washington, D.C., on September 21-24, 1986, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution. The forum featured more than 60 leading biologists, economists, agricultural experts, philosophers, representatives of assistance and lending agencies, and other professionals. Included in this book are 57 papers presented at the forum. Topics include: (1) "The Current State of Biological Diversity"; (2) "Challenges to the Preservation of Biodiversity"; (3) "Human Dependence on Biological Diversity"; (4) "Diversity at Risk: Tropical Forests"; (5) "Diversity at Risk: The Global Perspective"; (6) "The Value of Biodiversity"; (7) "How is Biodiversity Monitored and Protected?"; (8) "Science and Technology: How Can They Help?"; (9) "Restoration Ecology: Can We Recover Lost Ground?"; (10) "Alternatives to Destruction"; (11) "Policies to Protect Diversity"; (12) "Present Problems and Future Prospects"; (13) "Ways of Seeing the Biosphere"; and (14) "Epilogue." (CW)
  

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Took a long time to read this survey. The reward was worth it. Read full review

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This book contains a series of scientific articles regarding biodiversity. Some are quite specific (taxonomy, ecology, biotechnology, etc.), while others are more readily accessible for common readers ... Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14

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Biodiversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biodiversity at allexperts
Rainforest s are among the most biodiverse ecosystem s on earth Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life There are a number of ...
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biodiversity.
The source of this book is the National Forum on biodiversity, held in Washington, dc, on September 21-24, 1986, under the auspices of the National Academy ...
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Biodiversity - vasatwiki
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biodiversity: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
biodiversity n. The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. The variability among living organisms on the earth,
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Biodiversity
Calls attention to the rapidly accelerating loss of plant and animal species to increasing human population pressure and the demands of economic development ...
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Biodiversity risk assenssment of South Africa's Municipalities /
‘Biodiversity’ itself is seen to embody concepts not only of the variety of life, but additionally of the importance of that ...
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Biodiversity —— 维客(wiki)
Biodiversity is the variation of taxonomic life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often a measure of the health ...
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WEBLIS
Title: Biodiversity, Edward Osborne Wilson, editor. Languages-M: English ... Notes-M: Papers from the National Forum on Biodiversity held September 21-25, ...
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About the author (1988)

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Bibliographic information

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TitleBiodiversity. [1], Part 3
AuthorE. O. Wilson
EditorsE. O. Wilson, Frances Marchbank Peter
Photographs byFrances Marchbank Peter
ContributorsE. O. Wilson, Frances Marchbank Peter, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), Smithsonian Institution
Edition11, illustrated, reprint
PublisherNational Academies Press, 1988
ISBN0309037395, 9780309037396
Length521 pages
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