Overview

Biological diversity, or 'biodiversity', refers to the variety of all life on earth, and the complex relationships among living things, and between living things and their environment. Biodiversity includes genetic variety, species diversity, and variability in communities, ecosystems and landscapes. Biodiversity sustains the environments in which we live and on which our lives and those of every other living creature on Earth depend. Thanks to biodiversity, we are able to obtain such necessary goods as food, clothing, medicine, and fuel. Equally important are the ecosystem services that biodiversity provides, such as clean air and drinkable water. Conservation scientists have identified a number of universal threats to biodiversity: habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, pollution, overpopulation, overexploitation and consumption, and global climate change. This new book examines critical issues in this field from researchers around the globe.

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Author:   A R Burk
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.675kg
ISBN:  

9781594543852

ISBN 10:   1594543852
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   08 July 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Australian Tropical Reptile Species: Ecological Status, Public Valuation, Attitudes to their Conservation and Commercial Use; Change Under Climate Change -- A Strategy to Strengthen Australian Ecosystems; Contaminated Zone Around a Nickel-Copper Smelter: A Death Trap for Birds and Mammals?; Disparate Stakeholder Management of Wildlife Issues in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Area; The Importance of Low-Intensity Farming Systems for Fauna, Flora and Habitats Protected Under the European Birds and Habitats Directives: Is Agriculture Essential for Preserving Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Region?; The Function of Non-Crop Habitats for Sustainable Pest Control in Agroecosystems; The Netherlands; Impacts of Multi-Nutrient Fertilisation with other Nutrients on Understory Vegetation Ca and P Concentrations and the Ca/P Ratio; Index.

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