Encyclopedia of biodiversity /

• Other Authors: Levin, Simon A. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego : Academic Press, 2001.
• Subjects: Biodiversity > Encyclopedias.; Biodiversité > Encyclopédie.; Biodiversité.; Encyclopédies.; Biodiversity.; Biodiversiteit.; Biodiversität; Biodiversidade.; Diversité biologique > Encyclopédies.; Electronic encyclopedias.; Electronic books.; Electronic reference sources.; Encyclopedias.

First used in 1980, "biodiversity" often describes the abundance, variety, and genetic constitution of native animals and plants, and has been linked with politics and environmental technology. Although the 1986 National forum on biodiversity brought issues of biodiversity to the fore, the...