Overview

"This book focuses on biological diversity, or ""biodiversity"", which refers to the variety of all life on earth, and the complex relationships among living things, and between living things and their environment. Biodiversity includes genetic variety, species diversity, and variability in communities, ecosystems and landscapes. Biodiversity sustains the environments in which we live and on which our lives and those of every other living creature on Earth depend. Thanks to biodiversity, we are able to obtain such necessary goods as food, clothing, medicine, and fuel. Equally important are the ecosystem services that biodiversity provides, such as clean air and drinkable water. Conservation scientists have identified a number of universal threats to biodiversity: habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, pollution, overpopulation, overexploitation and consumption, and global climate change."

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Author:   Raymund I Veritas
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.714kg
ISBN:  

9781604562538

ISBN 10:   1604562536
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 June 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface; Biodiversity and Ecology of Hydrobionts in the Natural and Anthropogenic Landscapes; Biodiversity and Ecology of Eukaryotic Organisms in Extreme Acidic Environments, the Rio Tinto Case; A Scientific Guide for Agricultural Water Management and Biodiversity Conservation Inside the North African Oasis; The Importance of Low-Intensity Farming Systems for Fauna, Flora and Habitats Protected under the European ""Birds"" and ""Habitats"" Directives: Is Agriculture Essential for Preserving Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Region?; Environmental Perturbation and Coastal Benthic Biodiversity in Uruguay; Rural Livelihoods: Conservation, Management and Use of Plant Biodiversity (Experiences and Perspectives of the World Agroforestry Center in West and Central Africa); Contemporary Applications of the Interdisciplinary Waste Management Research: Case Studies of Algal Biodiversity in the WSP and Energy Footprint of Municipal Wastes; Index."

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