Demise of Diversity
Loss and Extinction
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2009
216 pages
978-1-906598-53-2 (ISBN)
Description
Maintaining the natural diversity of the countless species on Earth is of fundamental importance for the continued existence of life on this planet. Nevertheless, ecosystems are being destroyed, as the cultivation of land for agriculture, industry and housing is intensified and oceans continue to be exploited. The Demise of Diversity: Loss and Extinction deals with biodiversity on this planet and the vital importance of sustaining it-nothing less than the future of life on Earth.
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Josef Reichholf
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Editor's Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Planet Full Of Life
- Recording Biodiversity
- What Is Biodiversity?
- Species And Diversity Of Species
- How Many Species Live On The Earth?
- Tropical Species Richness
- The Ecology Of Diversity
- The Development Of Species Variety
- Does Warmth Create Species Richness?
- Species Richness Over Long Periods (Evolution)
- Origins Of Species Diversity In Recent Geological History
- The Purpose Of Species Diversity
- 3 Living Diversity
- Living In Populations
- Living In Geographical Space
- Living With Competition
- 4 Dying And Dying Out
- Death Carries Life Forward
- Local And Regional Extinction
- Species Extinction
- 5 Endangering Diversity
- Loss Of Land Area
- Loss Of Special Habitats
- Overfertilization
- Threats Posed By Alien Species
- Persecution
- 6 Rescuing Biodiversity
- Cities: The Great Unplanned Experiment
- Nature Reserves: Islands Of Refuge?
- Remarkable Successes
- Why Protection?
- A Future For Biodiversity - Or No Future?
- Glossary
- References
