Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources

by a Joseph Henry Press book

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309052270
• ISBN13: 9780309052276
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Essential for any course in Conservation Biology

I used this book several times as a reference for many of my research papers during an MSc program. The book is a compendium of different papers/topics related to biodiversity that spans some of the greatest works by luminaries such as Erwin, Raven, and Gaston. Some of the papers are a bit old but relevant nonetheless. The sections on species survival commissions and taxon advisory groups were well illustrated using primates like the Golden Lion Tamarin, and for the most part would make a great complement to Primack's text on conservation biology.

A Must-Have for Environmental Economists

This is a book that every environmental economist should have in collection. It covers a wide range of issues from the many aspects of biodiversity to its assessment and conservation. Its content is systematic and somewhat technical, and yet accessible for non-biologists. I use this book as an aid for research, and I've found that the case studies to be quite helpful.

A Must-Have for Environmental Economists

This is book that every environmental economist should have in collection. It covers a wide range of issues from the many aspects of biodiversity to its assessment and conservation. Its content is systematic and somewhat technical, and yet accessible for non-biologists. I use this book as an aid for research, and I've found that the case studies to be quite helpful.

An invaluable addition to the "biodiversity" bookshelf

"Biodiverity II" is a fascinating and important collection of essays on nearly every facet of biodiversity. What makes this book so rich is that each essay is written by the leading expert in his or her field. And you don't need to be a scientist to enjoy Biodiversity II--I'm not, and I found it very accessible.