Textbook of Biodiversity

Textbook of Biodiversity
Author: K V Krishnamurthy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2003-01-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482280183

A comprehensive text and reference book covering all the aspects of biodiversity science for students and researchers of biodiversity, plant science, biotechnology, as well as zoology.

Textbook of Biodiversity

Textbook of Biodiversity
Author: Jason Hendon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2017-06-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781682864234

Biodiversity refers to the vast variety that is present in the flora and fauna of the earth's environment. Wildlife and forests are unevenly distributed around the earth and changes in environment as well as human activity can drastically alter the habits and habitat of both. This book on biodiversity, discusses the system of classification and management that has been practiced by experts in this field in the past few decades. This book is a complete source of knowledge on the present status of this important field. It traces the progress of this field and highlights some of its key concepts and applications and it elucidates the multidisciplinary aspects of biodiversity. This book is a vital tool for all researching or studying this field as it provides incredible insights into emerging trends and concepts.

Measuring Biological Diversity

Measuring Biological Diversity
Author: Anne E. Magurran
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118687922

This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overview of how to measure biodiversity. The book highlights new developments, including innovative approaches to measuring taxonomic distinctness and estimating species richness, and evaluates these alongside traditional methods such as species abundance distributions, and diversity and evenness statistics. Helps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecological diversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of species richness and abundance. Explores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing new perspectives to a field beset by contradictory views and advice. Discussion spans issues such as the meaning of community in the context of ecological diversity, scales of diversity and distribution of diversity among taxa Highlights advances in measurement paying particular attention to new techniques such as species richness estimation, application of measures of diversity to conservation and environmental management and addressing sampling issues Includes worked examples of key methods in helping people to understand the techniques and use available computer packages more effectively

Biodiversity and Climate Change

Biodiversity and Climate Change
Author: Thomas E. Lovejoy
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Biodiversity
ISBN: 0300206119

An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action The physical and biological impacts of climate change are dramatic and broad-ranging. People who care about the planet and manage natural resources urgently need a synthesis of our rapidly growing understanding of these issues. In this all-new sequel to the 2005 volume Climate Change and Biodiversity, leading experts in the field summarize observed changes, assess what the future holds, and offer suggested responses. From extinction risk to ocean acidification, from the future of the Amazon to changes in ecosystem services, and from geoengineering to the power of ecosystem restoration, this book captures the sweep of climate change transformation of the biosphere.

Textbook of Biodiversity

Textbook of Biodiversity
Author: K V Krishnamurthy
Publisher: Science Publishers
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2003-01-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781578083251

A comprehensive text and reference book covering all the aspects of biodiversity science for students and researchers of biodiversity, plant science, biotechnology, as well as zoology.

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Climate Change and Biodiversity
Author: Thomas E. Lovejoy
Publisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9788179930847

climate changes have had dramatic repercussions, including large numbers of extinctions and extensive shifts in species ranges

Biodiversity

Biodiversity
Author: John I. Spicer
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009-01-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1435851676

Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.

The Business of Biodiversity

The Business of Biodiversity
Author: Mark Everard
Publisher: WIT Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1845642082

These days, the business and sustainabilityA agenda is fast-moving. Business finds itself absolutely on the front line of the battle being waged between humankind (as the dominant species on the planet) and the rest of the living systems and creatures with which we share the planet. This will be seen in retrospect as a collective aberration of monstrous proportions (we are, in effect, making war on ourselves), but it is taking us a very long time indeed to wake up to the consequences of this aberration. The Business of BiodiversityA nails that mis-prioritisation with splendid eloquence. Once business people come to see that biodiversity still represents the primary resource for all our business activitiesA, then the business case for embedding biodiversity right at the heart of corporate strategy grows stronger by the day. By the same token, the societal case for putting biodiversity at the top of the agendaA rather than treating it as an irritating afterthought becomes overwhelming.

Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Richard Primack
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 712
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1783747536

Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

An Advanced Textbook on Biodiversity

An Advanced Textbook on Biodiversity
Author: K. V. Krishnamurthy
Publisher: Oxford and IBH Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2018-03-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9788120416062

Biodiversity has now become a multidisciplinary subject in which concepts, ideas and methodologies have been contributed by a number of other disciplines. This book presents the concepts, themes and ideas on this ever-growing multi-disciplinary subject. Contents: Biodiversity Science: Definition, Scope and Constraints / Genetic Diversity / Species Diversity: Wild Taxa / Agrobiodiversity and Cultivated Taxa / Ecosystem Diversity / Values and Uses of Biodiversity / Loss of Biodiversity / Conservation of Biodiversity / Management of Plant Biodiversity / Biodiversity and Biotechnology / Biodiversity Prospecting and Indigenous Knowledge Systems / References / Glossary / Acronyms and Abbreviations / Subject Index / Author Index