Global biodiversity : status of the earth's living resources : a report

Global Biodiversity is the most comprehensive compendium of conservation information ever published. It provides the first systematic report on the status, distribution, management, and utilisation of the planet's biological wealth. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages xix-xx Genetic Diversity....Pages 1-6 Systematics and Diversity....Pages 7-12 Species Concepts....Pages 13-16 Species Inventory....Pages 17-39 Species Diversity: An Introduction....Pages 40-46 Microorganisms....Pages 47-54 Lower Plant Diversity....Pages 55-63 Higher Plant Diversity....Pages 64-87 Nematodes....Pages 88-92 Deep-Sea Invertebrates....Pages 93-102 Soil Macrofauna....Pages 103-115 Fishes....Pages 116-135 Higher Vertebrates....Pages 136-146 Island Species....Pages 147-153 Centres of Species Diversity....Pages 154-191 Species Extinction....Pages 192-233 Threatened Species....Pages 234-247 Global Habitat Classification....Pages 248-253 Biodiversity and Global Climate Change....Pages 254-255 Tropical Moist Forests....Pages 256-279 Front Matter....Pages xix-xx Grasslands....Pages 280-292 Wetlands....Pages 293-306 Coral Reefs....Pages 307-323 Mangroves....Pages 324-327 Front Matter....Pages 329-329 Plant Use....Pages 331-358 Animal Use....Pages 359-406 Biodiversity and Economics....Pages 407-438 Front Matter....Pages 439-439 National Legislation....Pages 441-446 Protected Areas....Pages 447-478 Multilateral Treaties....Pages 479-489 International Policy and Legal Assistance....Pages 490-505 International Aid....Pages 506-527 Management of International Resources....Pages 528-542 Current Practices in Conservation....Pages 543-575 The Convention on Biological Diversity....Pages 576-583 Back Matter....Pages 585-585