TY - BOOK AU - Spicer,John I. TI - Biodiversity : a beginner's guide T2 - Oneworld beginners' guides SN - 9781851684717 U1 - 333.95 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford : PB - Oneworld, KW - Biodiversity KW - Extinction (Biology) N1 - 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 N2 - Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008035187.html ER -