Encyclopedia of Biodiversity - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0122268652 ISBN 13: 9780122268656

Publisher: Academic Press, 2000

Synopsis

First used in 1980, "biodiversity" often describes the abundance, variety, and genetic constitution of native animals and plants, and has been linked with politics and environmental technology. Although the 1986 National forum on biodiversity brought issues of biodiversity to the fore, the inescapable need to know more about the diversity of life on Earth continues to remain unmet.
In recent years, biodiversity has influenced important scientific considerations, international agreements, conventions, conservation initiatives, political debates, and socio-economic implications. Knowledge derived from the study of biodiversity will affect the quality of life enjoyed in the future by influencing decision-making processes and aiding new discoveries.
The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. Our awareness of the loss of biodiversity has brought a long overdue appreciation of the magnitude of our loss and a determination to develop the tools to protect our future. The Encyclopedia of Biodiversity brings together, for the first time, a study of the dimensions of diversity. It examination of the services biodiversity provides, and measures to protect it. Major themes of the work include the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends in biodiversity.
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• Distinguished Editorial Board headed by Simon A. Levin, with many other prominent scientists serving as editors
• More than 300 separate articles, covering 20 different subject areas, from Evolution to Habitats to Economic Issues--all original contributions commissioned for this work
• Articles by leading authors from major institutions of science around the world
• Approximately 1,000 figures and tables complement the text
• More than 3,000 glossary entries explain key terms

About this title

Book Description:

An Outstanding Reference Source for 2001 - American Library Association/RUSA

About the Author:

As the Director of the Princeton Environmental Institute and the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology, Simon A. Levin has received many honors and awards for his work in the modeling of ecological systems, the dynamics of populations and communities, spatial heterogeneity and problems of scale, and mathematical and theoretical ecology. He has taught at institutions around the world, including the University of Oxford, Stanford University, the University of Kyoto, The Weizmann Institute, and the University of British Columbia. He sits on the boards of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, the Beijer Institute, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, among others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0122268652
• ISBN 13: 9780122268656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 4666
• Editor: Levin Simon A