Biodiversity

The title provides an overview of the current knowledge about the diversity of the living world and the various problems associated with its conservation and sustainable use. Covering both the fundamentals of the subject, along with the latest research, Biodiversity presents key conservation issues within a framework of global case studies. 
Starting with a summary of the concept of biodiversity, the text then explores such subjects as species richness, ecological systems, the consequences of human activities, diversity and human health, genetic resources, biotechnology and conservation. <ul>
<li>Comprehensive introduction to key issues surrounding the study of biodiversity.</li> <li>Extensive bibliography and references to numerous relevant websites.</li> <li>Introduces current research in the field within a framework of useful case studies.</li> </ul>

Science & Math

Lévêque, Christian

Mounolou, Jean-Claude

Biological Sciences

wiley

The title provides an overview of the current knowledge about thediversity of the living world and the various problems associatedwith its conservation and sustainable use. Covering both thefundamentals of the subject, along with the latest research,Biodiversity presents key conservation issues withina framework of global case studies. Starting with a summary of the concept of biodiversity, the textthen explores such subjects as species richness, ecologicalsystems, the consequences of human activities, diversity and humanhealth, genetic resources, biotechnology andconservation. Comprehensive introduction to key issues surrounding the studyof biodiversity.Extensive bibliography and references to numerous relevantwebsites.Introduces current research in the field within a framework ofuseful case studies.

Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation: The Freshwater Fish of Tropical Africa

In order for biodiversity to be conserved, it is important to know how and where diverse populations of plants and animals exist, to understand the effects of human impacts on them, and to find the means by which these impacts can be lessened and even reversed. While tropical systems are known to be among the most diverse and most threatened globally, tropical freshwater systems have been neglected, and the tremendous variety of fish, amphibians, invertebrates and plants that live in them are poorly known yet seriously threatened. This comprehensive book brings together a wealth of information on the fish of tropical African systems, and discusses how these systems evolved, what holds them together, and what is tearing them apart.

Cambridge University Press

The erosion of biodiversity is currently highly publicized. Militant movements accuse humans of destroying nature and being responsible for a sixth mass extinction. However, this anxiety-provoking message is sometimes based on misconceptions, false or partisan ideas, and media relays that favor and amplify alarmist information. If the situation of certain populations is worrying, it is not a general phenomenon because others are expanding. Rather than holding a globalizing discourse, it is necessary to recontextualize and relativize the debate to better define the necessary actions. Biodiversity Erosion analyzes numerous scientific publications, as well as alarming discussions, emphasizing the multiple biases present in the way information is presented. This book questions the relevance of the notion of species and the desire to compile an inventory of all living things. It argues for a less Manichean approach to our relationship with nature.

Biodiversity Erosion: Issues and Questions

Wiley-ISTE

Les poissons des eaux continentales africaines: Diversité, écologie, utilisation par l'homme.

Paugy, Didier

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation: The Freshwater Fish of Tropical Africa

Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation: The Freshwater Fish of Tropical Africa

Biodiversity Erosion: Issues and Questions

Les poissons des eaux continentales africaines: Diversité, écologie, utilisation par l'homme.