| Main Title |
Biodiversity |
| Author |
Lev eque, C.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
John Wiley & Sons, |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| OCLC Number |
55143447 |
| ISBN |
0470849576 (pbk.) : 0470849568 |
| Subjects |
Biological diversity ;
Biodiversiteit.--gtt
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELDM |
QH541.15.B56L4812 2003 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
09/29/2006 |
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| Collation |
xi, 284 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Originally published in French as: Biodiversite, Dynamique biologique et conservation. Includes bibliographical references ({p. {275}-279) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Brief history of a concept: why be concerned by biological diversity? -- Biological diversity: what do we know? -- The mechanisms at work in the diversification of life -- The species richness of natural communities as a result of equilibrium/non-equilibrium processes -- Biological diversity and the functioning of ecological systems -- The dynamics of biological diversity and the consequences of human activities -- The dynamics of biological diversity and implications for human health -- Genetic resources and biotechnology -- 'Useful" nature: the value and use of biological diversity -- The conservation of biodiversity. |
