Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Proceedings of the U.S. Strategy Conference on Biological Diversity, November 16-18, 1981
Proceedings of the U.S. Strategy Conference on Biological Diversity
Proceedings of the U.S. Strategy Conference on Biological Diversity, November 16-18, 1981
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
PROCEEDINGS OF THE U.S. STRATEGY CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
Author: United States. Agency for International Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
U.S. strategy on the conservation of biological diversity
Author: D.C.). AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Washington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 54
Book Description
U.S. Strategy on the Conservation of Biological Diversity
Tracking key trends in biodiversity science and policy: based on the proceedings of a UNESCO International Conference on Biodiversity Science and Policy
Author:
Publisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9230011185
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Publisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9230011185
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Proceedings
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Saving Nature's Legacy
Author: Timothy J. Farnham
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300120059
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Biological diversity is considered one of today’s most urgent environmental concerns, yet the term was first coined only twenty-five years ago. Why did the concept of biological diversity so quickly capture public attention and emerge as a banner issue for the environmental movement? In this book, Timothy J. Farnham explores for the first time the historical roots of biological diversity, tracing the evolution of the term as well as the history of the conservation traditions that contributed to its rapid acceptance and popularity. Biological diversity is understood today as consisting of three components--species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity. Farnham finds that these three tiers coincided with three earlier, disparate conservation traditions that converged when the cause of preserving biological diversity was articulated. He tells the stories of these different historical foundations, recounts how the term came into the environmental lexicon, and shows how the evolution of the idea of biological diversity reflects an evolution of American attitudes toward the natural world.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300120059
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Biological diversity is considered one of today’s most urgent environmental concerns, yet the term was first coined only twenty-five years ago. Why did the concept of biological diversity so quickly capture public attention and emerge as a banner issue for the environmental movement? In this book, Timothy J. Farnham explores for the first time the historical roots of biological diversity, tracing the evolution of the term as well as the history of the conservation traditions that contributed to its rapid acceptance and popularity. Biological diversity is understood today as consisting of three components--species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity. Farnham finds that these three tiers coincided with three earlier, disparate conservation traditions that converged when the cause of preserving biological diversity was articulated. He tells the stories of these different historical foundations, recounts how the term came into the environmental lexicon, and shows how the evolution of the idea of biological diversity reflects an evolution of American attitudes toward the natural world.
Nature Revealed
Author: Edward O. Wilson
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801883293
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson is one of the leading biologists and philosophical thinkers of our time. In this compelling collection, Wilson's observations range from the tiny glands of ants to the nature of the living universe. Many of the pieces are considered landmarks in evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavioral biology. Wilson explores topics as diverse as slavery in ants, the genetic basis of societal structure, the discovery of the taxon cycle, the original formulation of the theory of island biogeography, a critique of subspecies as a unit of classification, and the conservation of life's diversity. Each article is presented in its original form, dating from Wilson's first published article in 1949 to his most recent exploration of the natural world. Preceding each piece is a brief essay by Wilson that explains the context in which the article was written and provides insights into the scientist himself and the debates of the time. This collection enables us to share Wilson's various vantage points and to view the complexities of nature through his eyes. Wilson aficionados, along with readers discovering his work for the first time, will find in this collection a world of beauty, complexity, and challenge.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801883293
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson is one of the leading biologists and philosophical thinkers of our time. In this compelling collection, Wilson's observations range from the tiny glands of ants to the nature of the living universe. Many of the pieces are considered landmarks in evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavioral biology. Wilson explores topics as diverse as slavery in ants, the genetic basis of societal structure, the discovery of the taxon cycle, the original formulation of the theory of island biogeography, a critique of subspecies as a unit of classification, and the conservation of life's diversity. Each article is presented in its original form, dating from Wilson's first published article in 1949 to his most recent exploration of the natural world. Preceding each piece is a brief essay by Wilson that explains the context in which the article was written and provides insights into the scientist himself and the debates of the time. This collection enables us to share Wilson's various vantage points and to view the complexities of nature through his eyes. Wilson aficionados, along with readers discovering his work for the first time, will find in this collection a world of beauty, complexity, and challenge.