Biodiversity II :understanding and protecting our biological resources
- 其他作者: Reaka-Kudla, Marjorie L. , Wilson, Don E. , Wilson, Edward O.
- 出版: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press 1997.
- 稽核項: 1 online resource (v, 551 pages) :illustrations.
- 標題: Electronic books. , Biodiversité Conservation. , SPECIES DIVERSITY , Biodiversity , Biodiversity conservation. , NATURE , Biodiversité. , SCIENCE , Life SciencesBiological Diversity. , AnimalsWildlife. , Biodiversity. , Biodiversiteit. , Ecologia. , NATURE Animals -- Wildlife. , Biodiversité , SCIENCE Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity. , ECOLOGY , RESOURCES , Conservation.
- ISBN: 0309055849 , 9780309055840
- ISBN: 9780309052276 , 0309052270 , 0309052270 , 0309055849 , 0305052270
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction / Edward O. Wilson -- Biodiversity : what is it? / Thomas E. Lovejoy -- Biodiversity : why is it important? / Ruth Patrick -- Biodiversity at its utmost : tropical forest beetles / Terry L. Erwin -- Measuring global biodiversity and its decline / Nigel E. Stork -- Butterfly diversity and a preliminary comparison with bird and mammal diversity / Robert K. Robbins and Paul A. Opler -- The global biodiversity of coral reefs : a comparison with rain forests / Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla -- Common measures for studies of biodiversity : molecular phylogeny in the eukaryotic microbial world / Mitchell L. Sogin and Gregory Hinkle -- The rich diversity of biodiversity issues / Norman Myers -- Human-caused extinction of birds / David W. Steadman -- Global warming and plant species richness : a case study of the Paleocene/Eocene boundary / Scott L. Wing -- Plant response to multiple environmental stresses : implications for climatic change and biodiversity / Irwin N. Forseth -- Names : the keys to biodiversity / F. Christian Thompson. Systematics : a keystone to understanding biodiversity / Ruth Patrick -- Biodiversity and systematics : their application to agriculture / Douglass R. Miller and Amy Y. Rossman -- Snout moths : unraveling the taxonomic diversity of a speciose group in the neotropics / M. Alma Solis -- Phylogeny and historical reconstruction : host-parasite systems as keystones in biogeography and ecology / Eric P. Hoberg -- Comparative behavioral and biochemical studies of bowerbirds and the evolution of bower-building / Gerald Borgia -- Microbial biodiversity and biotechnology / Rita R. Colwell -- The impact of rapid gene discovery technology on studies of evolution and biodiversity / Carol J. Bult [and others] -- Initial assessment of character sets from five nuclear gene sequences in animals / Timothy P. Friedlander, Jerome C. Regier, and Charles Mitter -- Gap analysis for biodiversity survey and maintenance / J. Michael Scott and Blair Csuti. Conservation of biodiversity in neotropical primates / James M. Dietz -- Using marine invertebrates to establish research and conservation priorities / James D. Thomas -- Ecological restoration and the conservation of biodiversity / William R. Jordan, III -- Tropical sustainable development and biodiversity / Patrick Kangas -- Wildland biodiversity management in the tropics / Daniel H. Janzen -- Taxonomic preparedness : are we ready to meet the biodiversity challenge? / Quentin D. Wheeler and Joel Cracraft -- Museums, research collections, and the biodiversity challenge / Leslie J. Mehrhoff -- Resources for biodiversity in living collections and the challenges of assessing microbial biodiversity / Richard O. Roblin -- Integration of data for biodiversity initiatives / David F. Farr and Amy Y. Rossman -- Information management for biodiversity : a proposed U.S. national biodiversity information center / Bruce L. Umminger and Steve Young -- Santa Rosalia, the turning of the century, and a new age of exploration / Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson.
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"The book before you...carries the urgent warning that we are rapidly altering and destroying the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms for more than a billion years." With those words, Edward O. Wilson opened the landmark volume Biodiversity (National Academy Press, 1988). Despite this and other such alarms, species continue to vanish at a rapid rate, taking with them their genetic legacy and potential benefits. Many disappear before they can even be identified. Biodiversity II is a renewed call for urgency. This volume updates readers on how much we already know and how much remains to be identified scientifically. It explores new strategies for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity, including: New approaches to the integration of electronic data, including a proposal for a U.S. National Biodiversity Information Center. Application of techniques developed in the human genome project to species identification and classification. The Gap Analysis Program of the National Biological Survey, which uses layered satellite, climatic, and biological data to assess distribution and better manage biodiversity. The significant contribution of museum collections to identifying and categorizing species, which is essential for understanding ecological function and for targeting organisms and regions at risk. The book describes our growing understanding of how megacenters of diversity (e.g., rainforest insects, coral reefs) are formed, maintained, and lost; what can be learned from mounting bird extinctions; and how conservation efforts for neotropical primates have fared. It also explores ecosystem restoration, sustainable development, and agricultural impact. Biodiversity II reinforces the idea that the conservation of our biological resources is within reach as long as we pool resources; better coordinate the efforts of existing institutionsâ€"museums, universities, and government agenciesâ€"already dedicated to this goal; and enhance support for research, collections, and training. This volume will be important to environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, educators, students, and concerned individuals.
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