Biodiversity : a beginner's guide

By: Spicer, John IMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Oxford : Oneworld, 2006Edition: Updated edDescription: 191 p. : ill., mapISBN: 9781851684717; 1851684719 Subject(s): Biodiversity | Extinction (Biology)DDC classification: 333.95 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. The wood among which the trees are found -- 2. All creatures that on Earth do dwell -- 3. Where on Earth is biodiversity? -- 4. Diversity, extinction and deep time -- 5. Crisis? What crisis? -- 6. No such thing as a free lunch -- 7. Leaving the world as you would like to find it -- 8. The ring of living beauty.
Summary: Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.
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Previous ed. published in 2006 as part of the Oneworld beginners' guides series, and bearing the subtitle: A beginner's guide.

1. The wood among which the trees are found --
2. All creatures that on Earth do dwell --
3. Where on Earth is biodiversity? --
4. Diversity, extinction and deep time --
5. Crisis? What crisis? --
6. No such thing as a free lunch --
7. Leaving the world as you would like to find it --
8. The ring of living beauty.

Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.

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