Biodiversity and Sustainable Conservation
H.D. Kumar
ISBN 978-1-57808-076-2; 1999; 420 Pages; US $ 66.60      Buy Now


Humans must consider themselves as a biological and cultural species whose success is eroding the very environment to which they adapted. This book explores this in terms of current scientific and sociobiological understanding of the biodiversity of plants, animals, microbes and ecosystems.

Contents:
. General Introduction
. Assessment and Prospecting of Biodiversity
. Biodiversity and Systematics
. Value of Biodiversity
. Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Environment
. Biodiversity in the Tropics
. Loss and Extinction of Species
. Biodiversity Conservation
. Germplasm Conservation and Seed Banks
. Sustainable Development