Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Third Edition, Seven Volume Set provides a coherent, synthetic and comprehensive overview of the field, bringing together contributions from over 400 expert academics and practitioners. The book brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines the services it provides and measures to protect it. Major themes 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 entire work is reviewed and updated, including new chapters on topics which have come to the forefront since the publication of the previous edition.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. One important feature of the new edition will be updated information on the growing biodiversity crisis. Offers a one-stop shop with access to a wealth of information currently available only in scattered or non-technical sourcesWritten by renowned academics and practitioners working in different research areas, providing an all-round depiction of the fieldGuides readers though the topic, and is written to be accessible to a general, educated audience and scientists and practitioners looking for an overviewPresents the latest release in a resource used by a wide range of scientists INDICE: A list of sections with short lists of contents is below:1. Theories and concepts of biodiversity: what is biodiversity, metrics of biodiversity, species definitions2. Biodiversity of taxa and clades: descriptions of various groups such as mammals, birds, insects, fungi, bacteria3. Biodiversity of biomes and communities: descriptions of various types of ecosystems such as hot deserts, tropical savannas, boreal forests, tropical forest canopies, diversity patterns along environmental and geographic gradients4. Ecological processes that determine biodiversity: how biodiversity is shaped by competition, predation, dispersal, and so forth, including both theory and empirical patterns5. Evolutionary processes that determine biodiversity: how biodiversity is shaped by natural selection, mutation, speciation, extinction, and so forth, including both theory and empirical patterns, both current and in deep time6. Conservation and management of biodiversity: how global change is affecting biodiversity, conservation in law and practice, the role of farming, fishing and other human activities in biodiversity
- ISBN: 978-0-12-822562-2
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 5600
- Fecha Publicación: 06/11/2023
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés