Overview

Species diversity is an index that incorporates the number of species in an area and also their relative abundance. Since species diversity is central to a large amount of ecological theory, its accurate measurement is key to understanding community structure and dynamics. Consequently, during the course of evolution, species have always gone extinct; however, the rate of extinction has increased in recent decades by as much as one hundred fold, some owing to environmental impact, mainly due to human activities. The authors of this book present and review important data on biodiversity and species extinction.

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Author:   Geraldine H Tepper
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.988kg
ISBN:  

9781616683436

ISBN 10:   1616683430
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   22 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Mexican Threatened Cacti: Current Status & Strategies for their Conservation; Extinction of Cytheroidean ostracodes (Crustacea) in Shallow-Water around Japan in Relation to Environmental Fluctuations since the Early Pleistocenepp; New Frontiers in Genome Resource Banking; The Diversity of Cypriniforms throughout Bangladesh: Present Status & Conservation Challenges; Basic Ecological Information about the Threatened Ant, Dinoponera lucida Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), Aiming its Effective Long-Term Conservation; Exploring Microbial Diversity -- Methods & Meaning; Spatial Assemblages of Tropical Intertidal Rocky Shore Communities in Ghana, West Africa; Pollution & Diversity of Fish Parasites: Impact of Pollution on the Diversity of Fish Parasites in the Tisa River in Slovakia; Freshwater Endemics in Peril: A Case Study of Species Echinogammarus cari (Amphipoda: Gammaridae) Threatened by Damming; Threatened Temperate Plant Species: Contributions to their Biogeography & Conservation in Mexico; Genetic variability in Caiman latirostris (broad- snouted caiman) (Reptilia, Alligatoridae). Contributions to the sustainable use of populations recovered from the risk of extinction; The Aquatic Plant Species Diversity in Large River Systems; Changes in plant species diversity around the copper plant in Slovakia after pollution decline; Crustacean Zooplankton Biodiversity in Chilean Lakes: Two View Points for Study of their Regulator Factors; Restoration of propagation & genetic breeding of a critically endangered tree species, Abies beshanzuensis; Index.

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