Global Biodiversity. Status of the Earth's Living Resources.1992.XX,585 p.4to.Hardcover.

Second hand copy. Good state.-Contents (partly): How to Use This Book/ World Conservation MonitoringCentre/ Preface/ Biodiversity-An Overview/ Biological Diversity:Systematics and Diversity (Genetic Diversity/ Systematics and Diversity/Species Concepts/ Species Inventory)/ Species Diversity (SpeciesDiversity: An Introduction/ Microorganisms/ Lower Plant Diversity/Higher Plant Diversity/ Nematodes/ Deep-Sea Invertebrates/ SoilMacrofauna/ Fishes/ Higher Vertebrates/ Island Species/ Centres ofSpecies Diversity)/ Species Loss (Species Extinction/ ThreatenedSpecies)/ Habitats and Ecosystems/ Uses and Values of Biodiversity:Uses of Biological Resources/ Valuing Biodiversity/ Conservation andManagement of Biodiversity: National Policies and Instruments/International Policies and Instruments/ etc.