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It is an interdisciplinary field spanning areas of both physical and life sciences. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, a Fellow of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Encyclopedia of Biodiversity by Simon A. Levin Presenting the information available in this globally crucial area of research and study, this title brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. FORMATBook & Merchandise LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description The 7-volume Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Second Edition maintains the reputation of the highly regarded original, presenting the most current information available in this globally crucial area of research and study. It brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. Major themes of the work include the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends in biodiversity.The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future.  It is an interdisciplinary field spanning areas of both physical and life sciences. Our awareness of the loss of biodiversity has brought a long overdue appreciation of the magnitude of this loss and a determination to develop the tools to protect our future. Back Cover The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. Author Biography Simon A. Levin is the Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University and the Director of the Center for BioComplexity in the Princeton Environmental Institute. Previously he was the Alexander Professor of Biology at Cornell University, Director of Cornell's Center for Environmental Research, and the Princeton Environmental Institute. He has served as President of the Ecological Society of America and of the Society for Mathematical Biology. His principal research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems, socioeconomic systems, and the biosphere, in terms of ecological, behavioral and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms. Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and a Foreign Member of the Istituto Veneto. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, a Fellow of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has nearly 500 publications, and is the Editor of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity and the Princeton Guide to Ecology. He serves on the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute, which he co-chaired from 2007-2010, and was formerly Chair of the Council of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. Levin's awards include: the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Margalef Prize for Ecology, the Ecological Society of America's MacArthur and Eminent Ecologist Awards, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology Table of Contents SAMPLE TABLE OF CONTENTSFor Complete Table of Contents, and RestorationEconomics of BiodiversityEnvironmental Conditions and EffectsEvolutionExtinctionsGeneticsGeographic and Global IssuesHabitats and EcosystemsHuman Effects and InterventionsInvertebratesMicrobial TopicsPlant BiodiversityPopulation IssuesPublic Policies and AttitudesSpecies Interactions and InterrelationshipsSpecies Interactions and InterrelationshipsSystematics and Species ConceptTechniques and MeasurementsTheories and Concepts of BiodiversityVertebrates Review "The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first…with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. It now offers more than 350 articles…Topics range from typical biological ones like genetics, population, and evolution to broader subjects like public policy, economics, and human effects on the environment. Novice readers will appreciate the overview of biodiversity theories and concepts sections." --Choice Reviews Online, April 2014 Promotional The eagerly awaited new edition of the American Library Association/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source for 2001, now in 7 volumes Review Quote "The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first.with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. It now offers more than 350 articles.Topics range from typical biological ones like genetics, population, and evolution to broader subjects like public policy, economics, and human effects on the environment. Novice readers will appreciate the overview of biodiversity theories and concepts sections."-- Choice Reviews Online, April 2014 Promotional "Headline" The eagerly awaited new edition of the American Library Association/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source for 2001, now in 7 volumes Feature Second edition includes over 100 new articles and 226 updated articles covering this multidisciplinary field-- from evolution to habits to economics, in 7 volumes The editors of this edition are all well respected, instantly recognizable academics operating at the top of their respective fields in biodiversity research; readers can be assured that they are reading material that has been meticulously checked and reviewed by experts Approximately 1,800 figures and 350 tables complement the text, and more than 3,000 glossary entries explain key terms Details ISBN0123847192 Year 2013 ISBN-10 0123847192 ISBN-13 9780123847195 Media Book Language English Edition 2nd Imprint Academic Press Inc Place of Publication San Diego Country of Publication United States Edited by Simon A. Levin DEWEY 333.9503 Illustrations Yes Pages 5504 Short Title ENCY OF BIODIVERSITY REV/E 2/E Series Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Format Book & Merchandise Replaces 9780122268656 Replaced by 9780128225622 UK Release Date 2013-02-13 US Release Date 2013-02-13 Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Edition Description 2nd edition Publication Date 2013-02-13 Alternative 9780123847201 Audience Professional & Vocational NZ Release Date 2013-02-20 AU Release Date 2013-02-20 Author Simon A. Levin We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN: 9780123847195

By Samuel M. Scheiner. "The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first?with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. Novice readers will appreciate the ov… Meer...

By Samuel M. Scheiner. "The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first?with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. Novice readers will appreciate the overview of biodiversity theories and concepts sections.". The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Encyclopedia of Biodiversity by Samuel M. Scheiner Presenting the information available in this globally crucial area of research and study, this title brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. FORMATBook & Merchandise LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description y of Viruses y of Viruses Back Cover The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. Author Biography Simon A. Levin is the Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University and the Director of the Center for BioComplexity in the Princeton Environmental Institute. Previously he was the Alexander Professor of Biology at Cornell University, Director of Cornell's Center for Environmental Research, and the Princeton Environmental Institute. He has served as President of the Ecological Society of America and of the Society for Mathematical Biology. His principal research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems, socioeconomic systems, and the biosphere, in terms of ecological, behavioral and evolutionary mechanisms that operate primarily at the level of organisms. Levin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and a Foreign Member of the Istituto Veneto. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future, a Fellow of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has nearly 500 publications, and is the Editor of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity and the Princeton Guide to Ecology. He serves on the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute, which he co-chaired from 2007-2010, and was formerly Chair of the Council of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. Levin's awards include: the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Margalef Prize for Ecology, the Ecological Society of America's MacArthur and Eminent Ecologist Awards, and the Okubo Award of the Society for Mathematical Biology and the Japanese Society for Theoretical Biology Table of Contents SAMPLE TABLE OF CONTENTSFor Complete Table of Contents, and RestorationEconomics of BiodiversityEnvironmental Conditions and EffectsEvolutionExtinctionsGeneticsGeographic and Global IssuesHabitats and EcosystemsHuman Effects and InterventionsInvertebratesMicrobial TopicsPlant BiodiversityPopulation IssuesPublic Policies and AttitudesSpecies Interactions and InterrelationshipsSpecies Interactions and InterrelationshipsSystematics and Species ConceptTechniques and MeasurementsTheories and Concepts of BiodiversityVertebrates Review "The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first…with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. It now offers more than 350 articles…Topics range from typical biological ones like genetics, population, and evolution to broader subjects like public policy, economics, and human effects on the environment. Novice readers will appreciate the overview of biodiversity theories and concepts sections." --Choice Reviews Online, April 2014 Promotional The eagerly awaited new edition of the American Library Association/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source for 2001, now in 7 volumes Review Quote "The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity updates the first.with 100 new entries and more than 200 revised ones. It now offers more than 350 articles.Topics range from typical biological ones like genetics, population, and evolution to broader subjects like public policy, economics, and human effects on the environment. Novice readers will appreciate the overview of biodiversity theories and concepts sections."-- Choice Reviews Online, April 2014 Promotional "Headline" The eagerly awaited new edition of the American Library Association/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source for 2001, now in 7 volumes Feature Second edition includes over 100 new articles and 226 updated articles covering this multidisciplinary field-- from evolution to habits to economics, in 7 volumes The editors of this edition are all well respected, instantly recognizable academics operating at the top of their respective fields in biodiversity research; readers can be assured that they are reading material that has been meticulously checked and reviewed by experts Approximately 1,800 figures and 350 tables complement the text, and more than 3,000 glossary entries explain key terms Details ISBN0123847192 Year 2013 ISBN-10 0123847192 ISBN-13 9780123847195 Media Book Language English Edition 2nd Imprint Academic Press Inc Place of Publication San Diego Country of Publication United States Edited by Simon A. Levin DEWEY 333.9503 Illustrations Yes Pages 5504 Short Title ENCY OF BIODIVERSITY REV/E 2/E Series Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Format Book & Merchandise Replaces 9780122268656 Replaced by 9780128225622 UK Release Date 2013-02-13 AU Release Date 2013-02-13 NZ Release Date 2013-02-13 US Release Date 2013-02-13 Author Samuel M. Scheiner Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Edition Description 2nd edition Publication Date 2013-02-13 Alternative 9780123847201 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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Editor: Simon A. Levin, Academic Press Inc, Hardcover, Auflage: 2nd Revised edition, 6035 Seiten, Publiziert: 2013-03-13T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780123847195, 17.… Meer...

Editor: Simon A. Levin, Academic Press Inc, Hardcover, Auflage: 2nd Revised edition, 6035 Seiten, Publiziert: 2013-03-13T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780123847195, 17.64 kg, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, Reference, Subjects, Biological Sciences, Science, Nature & Maths, Conservation, Environment & Ecology, Education, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Academic Press Inc, 2013<

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