Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Stuart A. Kauffman: “The Surprising True Story of Patrick S. ‘The First,’ Rupert R., Sly S., and Gus G., Protocells in Their Very Early Years”
Preface
Part I – Introduction
Chapter 1. Biodiversity: between Speciation and Extinction
Part II – Biodiversity from Cells to Gaia
Chapter 2. Biodiversity in Time
Chapter 3. Biodiversity in Space
Chapter 4. Biodiversity and Gaia
Part III – Monitoring Biodiversity
Chapter 5. Sampling Biodiversity
Chapter 6. Measuring and Analysing Biodiversity
Part IV – Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Chapter 7. Economy and Biodiversity
Chapter 8. Evaluating Anthropogenic Impact on Biodiversity
Chapter 9. Biodiversity and Climate Change
Part V – Present and Future of Biodiversity
Chapter 10. Biodiversity: Open Questions and Some Answers
References
Additional Information
Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecology, Biology, Conservation biology, Evolution
Audience: Researchers, university professors and students in biology and natural/environmental sciences; expert in the biodiversity field; conservationists; environmental NGOs