Biodiversity : an introduction (Record no. 12352)
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fixed length control field | 01576cam a22002174a 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 1405118571 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9781405118576 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 333.95 |
Item number | GAS |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Gaston, Kevin J. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Biodiversity : an introduction |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | 2nd Edition. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | Malden, MA : |
Name of publisher | Blackwell Pub., |
Year of publication | 2004. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | xv, 191 p. : |
Other physical details | illustrations, maps ; |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
General note | Included Index. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | 1. What is biodiversity? --<br/>2. Biodiversity through time --<br/>3. Mapping biodiversity --<br/>4. Does biodiversity matter? --<br/>5. Human impacts --<br/>6. Maintaining biodiversity. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK<br/>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.<br/><br/>Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific way<br/>Acts as an easy entry point into the primary literature<br/>Provides real-world examples of key issues, including illustrations of major temporal and spatial patterns in biodiversity<br/>Designed primarily with undergraduate students and course lecturers in mind, it will also be of interest to anyone who requires an overview of, and entry to, the vast literature on these topics.<br/>All the figures included in the book are downloadable from the Blackwell Publishing website |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | Biodiversity. |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Spicer, John I. |
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003011788.html |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Reference Books |
Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 15/06/2010 | Purchased | 5097.00 | 333.95 GAS | 012080 | Reference Books |