| Description |
140 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
Philosophical transactions of The Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological sciences,
0962-8436 ;
v. 345, no. 1311 (29 July 1994)
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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ; v. 345, no. 1311.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preface / John L. Harper and David L. Hawksworth -- Conceptual aspects of the quantification of the extent of biological diversity / Robert M. May -- Biodiversity at the molecular level : the domains, kingdoms and phyla of life / T. Martin Embley, Robert P. Hirt and David M. Williams -- The quantification of plant diversity through time / Karl J. Niklas and Bruce H. Tiffney -- Phylogenetic pattern and the quantification of organismal biodiversity / Daniel P. Faith -- Biodiversity at the molecular genetic level : experiences from disparate macroorganixms / Alan R Templeton -- Theoretical and practical aspects of the quantification of biodversity among microorganisms / Anthony G. O'Donnell, Michael Goodfellow and David L. Hawksworth -- Selecting indicator taxa for the quantitative assessment of biodiversity / David L. Pearson -- The quantification of biodiversity : an esoteric quest or a vital component of sustanable development? / Thomas E. Lovejoy -- A comparison of the efficacy of higher taxa and species numbers in the assessment of the biodiversity in the neotropics / Ghillean T. Prance -- Estimating terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation / Robert K. Colwell and Jonathan A. Coddington -- Practical approaches to the estimation of the extent of biodversity in speciose groups / P.M. Hammond. |
| Subject |
Biodiversity -- Measurement.
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Biodiversity -- Measurement. |
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Biodiversity. |
| Added Author |
Hawksworth, D. L.
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| ISBN |
0412752204 |
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