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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... Strategies There are nearly as many strategies , programs , and hard - working individuals currently addressing the biodiversity crisis as there are natural areas to preserve . International organizations have issued biodiversity ...
... Strategies There are nearly as many strategies , programs , and hard - working individuals currently addressing the biodiversity crisis as there are natural areas to preserve . International organizations have issued biodiversity ...
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... strategies and provided them with scientific knowledge , technical support services , and strategy ideas for ... strategies : ( 1 ) integrating the conservation of biological resources into national development plans , ( 2 ) developing ...
... strategies and provided them with scientific knowledge , technical support services , and strategy ideas for ... strategies : ( 1 ) integrating the conservation of biological resources into national development plans , ( 2 ) developing ...
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... strategies , and biotechnology . Two of the more accessible chapters are written on a topic more often addressed by sociologists than biologists : inequities between the South , which has so much of the world's biodiversity , and the ...
... strategies , and biotechnology . Two of the more accessible chapters are written on a topic more often addressed by sociologists than biologists : inequities between the South , which has so much of the world's biodiversity , and the ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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