Encyclopaedia of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution; 2 Volumes
Eldredge, Niles (Ed.)
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 24153
ISBN-10 : 81-86830-82-0 / 8186830820
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2004
Edition :
Language :
25 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
This two-volume illustrated set, edited by American Museum of Natural History curator Niles Eldredge, provides a comprehensive layperson's guide to our planet's spectacularly diverse life forms and the systems that support them. Detailed, in-depth entries by top experts include topic such as the earth's ecosystem from tundra to tropical rain forest, and its major groups or organisms, from angiosperms to viruses; threats to biodiversity, such as pollution, habitate distruction, and alien species- and suggestion for how we can reduce or prevent the damage; and academic discipline related to the syudy of biodiversity, including anthropology, biology, botany, earth science, ecology, evolution, phylogeny, population studies, and their study method.
