Research Catalog

Title

Biodiversity : measurement and estimation / edited by D.L. Hawksworth.

Publication

London : Royal Society ; London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Hawksworth, D. L.
• Royal Society (Great Britain)

Description

140 pages : illustrations; 31 cm

Subject

• Biodiversity > Measurement

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Preface / John L. Harper and David L. Hawksworth -- 1. Conceptual aspects of the quantification of the extent of biological diversity / Robert M. May -- 2. Biodiversity at the molecular level: the domains, kingdoms and phyla of life / T. Martin Embley, Robert P. Hirt and David M. Williams -- 3. The quantification of plant diversity through time / Karl J. Niklas and Bruce H. Tiffney -- 4. Phylogenetic pattern and the quantification of organismal biodiversity / Daniel P. Faith -- 5. Biodiversity at the molecular genetic level: experiences from disparate macroorganisms / Alan R. Templeton -- 6. Theoretical and practical aspects of the quantification of biodiversity among microorganisms / Anthony G. O'Donnell, Michael Goodfellow and David L. Hawksworth -- 7. Selecting indicator taxa for the quantitative assessment of biodiversity / David L. Pearson -- 8. The quantification of biodiversity: an esoteric quest or a vital component of sustainable development? / Thomas E. Lovejoy --
• 9. A comparison of the efficacy of higher taxa and species numbers in the assessment of the biodiversity in the neotropics / Ghillean T. Prance -- 10. Estimating terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation / Robert K. Colwell and Jonathan A. Coddington -- 11. Practical approaches to the estimation of the extent of biodiversity in speciose groups / P. M. Hammond.

ISBN

041262480X (acid-free paper)

OCLC

ocm32332784

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Columbia University Libraries