Biodiversity: An Introduction

by Kevin J. Gaston, John I. Spicer

This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.

Genres: Conservation

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 13, 2004

Reviews

[Claire Tanner]

A great introduction to a very broad topic. It was more basic than I had hoped, but great for beginners. Unfortunately, as research moves fast, a number of the examples are out of date.

[Clement Ying]

Standard textbook.