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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... endemic species , species found nowhere else in the world . The presence of large numbers of endemic species increases the importance of an ecosystem from a scientific perspective . If an endemic species dis- appears from its ecosystem ...
... endemic species , species found nowhere else in the world . The presence of large numbers of endemic species increases the importance of an ecosystem from a scientific perspective . If an endemic species dis- appears from its ecosystem ...
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... endemic species . Madagascar has the most diversified group of endemic primates : 29 species of lemur have evolved in isolation since the island separated from Africa 200 million years ago ( Mittermeier 1988 , 150 ) . Other ecosystems ...
... endemic species . Madagascar has the most diversified group of endemic primates : 29 species of lemur have evolved in isolation since the island separated from Africa 200 million years ago ( Mittermeier 1988 , 150 ) . Other ecosystems ...
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... endemic island birds , especially the numerous flightless species , have been decimated since the arrival of humans and their pets on remote islands . The famous Mauritius dodo was one of these , hunted to extinction in 1681 by Dutchmen ...
... endemic island birds , especially the numerous flightless species , have been decimated since the arrival of humans and their pets on remote islands . The famous Mauritius dodo was one of these , hunted to extinction in 1681 by Dutchmen ...
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Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
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