Biodiversity and global change / edited by O.T. Solbrig, H.M. van Emdem, and P.G.W.J. van Oordt.
"The loss of biodiversity of organisms and the effects of global change (including changes in soil, water, vegetation and atmosphere) are two major issues that confront today's biologists and environmental scientists. The objective of this book is to assess biodiversity loss in the context...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK :
CAB International in association with the International Union of Biological Sciences,
1994.
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| Summary: | "The loss of biodiversity of organisms and the effects of global change (including changes in soil, water, vegetation and atmosphere) are two major issues that confront today's biologists and environmental scientists. The objective of this book is to assess biodiversity loss in the context of global change.; The first three chapters deal with organizations, political and general questions. These are followed by consideration of the meaning and practical consequences of complexity and non-linearity, the significance for biodiversity studies of advances in molecular biology and population genetics, and interactions between biota and the atmosphere. The third part of the book assesses overall biodiversity and biodiversity in microorganisms, marine systems, terrestrial systems and in the past. Three chapters dealing with the management of biodiversity conclude the book, which addresses a topical issue, of interest to a wide range of biological and environmental scientists."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a symposium held at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences in Amsterdam, Sept. 3-4, 1991 during the 24th Assembly of the International Union of Biological Sciences. "Reprinted with corrections and minor amendments ..."--T.p. verso. "Foreword to the revised edition"--P. [ix]. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0851989314 9780851989310 |