Book ID: 69098
Jeffries, Michael J.
Biodiversity and Conservation. Second edition. 2005. (Routledge Introductions to Environment). 24 b/w photogr. 21 tabs. 54 line figs. 256 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Offers an introductory guide through the maze of interdisci-plinary themes that combine under the concept of biodiversity. Featuringlively and engaging examples from the UK, Africa and several oceanicislands and elsewhere the book defines and explains core topics ofbiodiversity, from creation and natural processes, measurements and patterns of extant biodiversity, losses, causes and consequences, to legislative, species/habitat protection and economic approaches to conservation.