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" Biodiversity : "
Dan L. Perlman, Glenn Adelson ; [foreword by Edward O. Wilson]
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BL
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660724
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Perlman, Dan L
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Biodiversity : : exploring values and priorities in conservation /\ Dan L. Perlman, Glenn Adelson ; [foreword by Edward O. Wilson]
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ix, 182 pages :: illustrations (some color), maps ;; 26 cm
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086542439X
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: 9780865424395
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index
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Legacies -- Conceptual Problems with Biodiversity -- The Role of Values -- Diversity -- Mapping the Pattern of Biodiversity -- Ambiguties -- Inventories -- Articulating Goals and Setting Priorities -- Future Directions
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Biodiversity is becoming a buzzword in the environmental movement, and is increasingly being taught in university degree courses. This primer gives non-specialists an introduction to its historical context, current debates and on-going research
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Biodiversity
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Biodiversity conservation
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333.95
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QH541.15.B56P47 1997
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Adelson, Glenn
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