
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Academic Press
2nd Edition
Published on 13. February 2013
Book
5504 pages
978-0-12-384719-5 (ISBN)
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Description
The 7-volume Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Second Edition maintains the reputation of the highly regarded original, presenting the most current information available in this globally crucial area of research and study. It brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. Major themes of the work include the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends in biodiversity.
The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. It is an interdisciplinary field spanning areas of both physical and life sciences. Our awareness of the loss of biodiversity has brought a long overdue appreciation of the magnitude of this loss and a determination to develop the tools to protect our future.
The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. It is an interdisciplinary field spanning areas of both physical and life sciences. Our awareness of the loss of biodiversity has brought a long overdue appreciation of the magnitude of this loss and a determination to develop the tools to protect our future.
Reviews / Votes
"The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first...with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. It now offers more than 350 articles...Topics range from typical biological ones like genetics, population, and evolution to broader subjects like public policy, economics, and human effects on the environment. Novice readers will appreciate the overview of biodiversity theories and concepts sections." --Choice Reviews Online, April 2014More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
University, research, and special libraries; non-profit groups working in biodiversity-related areas; industries with an interest in preserving and utilizing natural resources, from timber and chemical corporations to insurance companies; fish and wildlife exploiters, protectors, and regulators; zoos, zoological societies, and natural history museums.
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-12-384719-5 (9780123847195)
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Simon A. Levin is the Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University and the Director of the Center for BioComplexity in the Princeton Environmental Institute. Previously he was the Alexander Professor of Biology at Cornell University, Director of Cornell's Center for Environmental Research, and the Princeton Environmental Institute. He has served as President of the Ecological Society of America and of the Society for Mathematical Biology. His principal research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems, socioeconomic systems, and the biosphere, in terms of ecological, behavioral and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms.
Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and a Foreign Member of the Istituto Veneto. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, a Fellow of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has nearly 500 publications, and is the Editor of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity and the Princeton Guide to Ecology. He serves on the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute, which he co-chaired from 2007-2010, and was formerly Chair of the Council of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
Levin's awards include: the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Margalef Prize for Ecology, the Ecological Society of America's MacArthur and Eminent Ecologist Awards, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology
Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and a Foreign Member of the Istituto Veneto. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, a Fellow of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has nearly 500 publications, and is the Editor of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity and the Princeton Guide to Ecology. He serves on the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute, which he co-chaired from 2007-2010, and was formerly Chair of the Council of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
Levin's awards include: the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Margalef Prize for Ecology, the Ecological Society of America's MacArthur and Eminent Ecologist Awards, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology
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Content
SAMPLE TABLE OF CONTENTS
For Complete Table of Contents, visit www.elsevierdirect.com/biodiversity
Agriculture
Conservation and Restoration
Economics of Biodiversity
Environmental Conditions and Effects
Evolution
Extinctions
Genetics
Geographic and Global Issues
Habitats and Ecosystems
Human Effects and Interventions
Invertebrates
Microbial Topics
Plant Biodiversity
Population Issues
Public Policies and Attitudes
Species Interactions and Interrelationships
Species Interactions and Interrelationships
Systematics and Species Concept
Techniques and Measurements
Theories and Concepts of Biodiversity
Vertebrates
For Complete Table of Contents, visit www.elsevierdirect.com/biodiversity
Agriculture
Conservation and Restoration
Economics of Biodiversity
Environmental Conditions and Effects
Evolution
Extinctions
Genetics
Geographic and Global Issues
Habitats and Ecosystems
Human Effects and Interventions
Invertebrates
Microbial Topics
Plant Biodiversity
Population Issues
Public Policies and Attitudes
Species Interactions and Interrelationships
Species Interactions and Interrelationships
Systematics and Species Concept
Techniques and Measurements
Theories and Concepts of Biodiversity
Vertebrates