Biodiversity and Conservation
eBook - ePub

Biodiversity and Conservation

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Biodiversity and Conservation

About this book

This revised second edition provides an introductory guide through the maze of interdisciplinary themes that comprise 'biodiversity.' It combines biological sciences with insights into the origins, variety and distribution of biodiversity, analysis of the social and political context, and the threats to, and opportunities for, the survival of natural systems.

Whilst retaining its existing structure, this updated new edition reflects advances that have demonstrated the importance of living systems as drivers of environmental services vital to human health and security. The final chapter has been revised to tackle more explicitly the contrasting approaches to conservation, and throughout, the book has been updated to reflect new research and developments.

With highly original international case studies and ample illustrations to explain difficult topics clearly, this excellent book remains the only introductory text which brings together the full range of theory and practice of 'biodiversity' and 'conservation'.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9781134291168
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Series Editors’ Preface Environmental Science Titles
  5. Plates
  6. Figures
  7. Tables
  8. Boxes
  9. Author’S Preface
  10. The Rio Earth Summit
  11. The Junket In Jo’Burg
  12. 1: Biodiversity: From Concept To Crisis
  13. 2: The Creation Of Biodiversity
  14. 3: An Inventory Of Planet Earth
  15. 4: Extinction
  16. 5: The Conservation Of Biodiversity
  17. Glossary
  18. Further Reading
  19. Bibliography