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Biodiversity : a biology of numbers and difference

Title: Biodiversity : a biology of numbers and difference / edited by Kevin J. Gaston.
Publication: Cambridge, MA : Blackwell Science, 1996.

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Additional Authors

Gaston, Kevin J.

Description

x, 396 pages : illustrations (some color), plates, maps; 24 cm

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Contents

1. What is biodiversity? / Kevin J. Gaston -- 2. The genetics of biological diversity: from varieties to species / James Mallet -- 3. Comparing character diversity among biotas / Paul H. Williams and Chris J. Humphries -- 4. Species richness: measure and measurement / Kevin J. Gaston -- 5. Defining and measuring functional aspects of biodiversity / Neo D. Martinez -- 6. Diversity and higher levels of organization / James A. Drake, Chad L. Hewitt, Gary R. Huxel and Jurek Kolasa -- 7. Spatial and temporal patterns of genetic diversity within species / Bruno Baur and Bernhard Schmid -- 8. Spatial patterns in taxonomic diversity / Kevin J. Gaston and Paul H. Williams -- 9. Temporal changes in biodiversity: detecting patterns and identifying causes / Sean Nee, Timothy G. Barraclough and Paul H. Harvey -- 10. Spatial and temporal patterns in functional diversity? / Scott L. Collins and Tracy L. Benning --
11. Does biodiversity matter? Evaluating the case for conserving species / William E. Kunin and John H. Lawton -- 12. Identifying priorities for the conservation of biodiversity: systematic biological criteria within a socio-political framework / R. I. Vane-Wright -- 13. Managing biodiversity / Madhav Gadgil -- 14. Biodiversity and global change / Rik Leemans.

ISBN

0865428042

LCCN

95020924

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Columbia University Libraries