附註:"The workshop, entitled Biological Diversity in Marine Systems, was held May 24-26, 1994, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences in Irvine, California"--Preface.
"Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources ; Board on Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-93) and index.
Introduction -- Linking Pattern to Process: A Regional-Scale Approach -- Biodiversity Changes Due to Anthropogenic Effects: Critical Environmental Issues -- Regionally Defined Model Systems: Examples of Habitats -- The Critical Role of Taxonomy -- Biodiversity Research Program.