David L. Hawksworth

Biodiversity

Measurement and Estimation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leading experts on the field of biodiversity examine examples from a wide range of organism groups. Their approaches include the latest molecular and phylogenetic techniques through to the selection of indicator data and aspects of sampling. This paperback edition has been published for students on 'biodiversity' related courses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-412-75220-9
• 1995.
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780412752209
• ISBN-10: 0412752204
• Artikelnr.: 23083518

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Conceptual aspects of the quantification of the extent of
biological diversity. Biodiversity at the molecular level: the domains,
kingdoms and phyla of life. The quantification of plant dioversity through
time. Phylogenetic pattern and the quantification of organismal
biodiversity. Biodiversity at the molecular genetic level: experiences from
disparate macroorganisms. Theoretical and practical aspects of the
quantification of biodiversity among microorganisms. Selecting indicator
taxa for the quantitative assessment of biodiversity. The quantification of
biodiversity: an esoteric quest or a vital component of sustainable
development. A comparison of the efficiency of higher taxa and species
numbers in the assessment of the biodiversity in the neotropics. Estimating
terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation. Practical approaches to the
estimation of the extent of biodiversity in speciose groups. Index.

Rezensionen

This is important reading for anyone involved with teaching biology at A level or above. It is crammed with thoughts which cannot do anything but provoke worthwhile projects and ideas and enable more sensitive handling of them. Buy the book, borrow, beg or steal it - now! - Teaching Statistics; This is not a coordinated compendium of simple answers ... but it is an account of biologists groping urgently for new approaches to an increasingly pressing problem. - Biologist; This is a useful book and one that I shall refer to regularly in my work. I recommend it for those working on biodiversity assessment. - British Ecological Society; This is important reading for anyone involved with teaching biology at A level or above. It is crammed with thoughts which cannot do anything but provoke worthwhile projects and ideas and enable more sensitive handling of them. But the book, borrow, beg or steal it - now! - Teaching statistics
`This volume is the same as other similar joint efforts: cheap, accesible, completely up-to-date, and tightly edited.'
Biodiversity Letters, 3 (1996)