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Species: The Units of Biodiversity

Edited By: MF Claridge, AH Dawah and MR Wilson
439 pages, 6 b/w photos, 24 line illus, tabs
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Species: The Units of Biodiversity
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  • Species: The Units of Biodiversity ISBN: 9780412631207 Hardback Mar 1997 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-3 weeks
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About this book

A major thrust of scientific concern in recent years has been the problems of documenting and conserving biodiversity and the establishment of systems of sustainable development. The aim of this volume is to review the practical application of species concepts and appropriate technologies for as wide a diversity as possible of living organisms.

Contents

Viruses. Bacteria. Uncultivatable prokaryotes. Algae. Lichens. Fungi. Vascular plants. Marine invertebrates. Nematodes. Insect herbivores and parasitoids. Insect vectors of animal and human diseases. Parthogenetic insects. Terrestrial non-insect invertebrates. Fishes. Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. The ideal species definition - why we cannot get it. Concluding discussion and recommendations.

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Edited By: MF Claridge, AH Dawah and MR Wilson
439 pages, 6 b/w photos, 24 line illus, tabs
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
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'...Evidently, no modern biologist can afford to miss this book!' Crustaceana, 71:3 (1998)
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