Biodiversity: A Reference HandbookCurrent threats to biodiversity, extinction of species, and major changes in human behavior that experts think are needed to conserve existing biodiversity are all addressed. Successful examples of biodiversity conservation provide a hopeful conclusion for the book. Filled with data, anecdotes, and examples, Biodiversity will capture the interest of a variety of readers from students to scientists. |
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... Costa Rica is known as a biological treasure chest as well as a vanguard conservationist state . Dr. Rodrigo Gámez has been at the forefront of Costa Rica's conservation movement since the mid - 1980s , when he was named presidential ...
... Costa Rica is known as a biological treasure chest as well as a vanguard conservationist state . Dr. Rodrigo Gámez has been at the forefront of Costa Rica's conservation movement since the mid - 1980s , when he was named presidential ...
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... Costa Rica's National Biodiversity Institute Costa Rica's National Biodiversity Institute ( INBio ) is a private , non - profit scientific institution with a social orientation and for the public good . Its mission is to promote greater ...
... Costa Rica's National Biodiversity Institute Costa Rica's National Biodiversity Institute ( INBio ) is a private , non - profit scientific institution with a social orientation and for the public good . Its mission is to promote greater ...
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... Rica's National Biodiversity Institute ) Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad Apdo . 22-3100 Santo Domingo de Heredia ... Rica's protected areas , to promote the sustainable use of biodiversity by all sectors of Costa Rican society , to ...
... Rica's National Biodiversity Institute ) Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad Apdo . 22-3100 Santo Domingo de Heredia ... Rica's protected areas , to promote the sustainable use of biodiversity by all sectors of Costa Rican society , to ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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