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This work brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. Major themes include the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessme...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Levin, Simon A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Academic Press, [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Biodiversity > Encyclopedias.
Biodiversité > Encyclopédies.
Biodiversity
Electronic books.
Reference books.
encyclopedias.
Reference works
Encyclopedias
Reference works.
Encyclopedias.
Ouvrages de référence.
Encyclopédies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. Major themes 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 volumes) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780123847201
0123847206