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Measuring biological diversity
Current Biology, 2021As prehistoric cave paintings illustrate, our species has had an enduring appreciation of the variety and abundance of life on Earth. Today, however, concern is focused on the pressure humanity is placing on the natural world, and on the continued ability of ecosystems to deliver the services on which we all depend.
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Biological Diversity: Where Is It?
Science, 1992To preserve biological diversity, wealthy nations usually save the large and cuddly species that excite the public’s imagination1. This is not necessarily a bad strategy. The relatively large size of these species means that their population densities are low. Consequently, the minimal numbers required for persistence inhabit large areas and many other
S L, Pimm, J L, Gittleman
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Biological Diversity — An Overview
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2000Despite the overwhelming importance of biodiversity and the growing demand for the genes and chemicals, biodiversity is being lost at alarming rates, largely as a result of human action enhancing degradation of biologically rich ecosystems like tropical rain forests, grassland and coral reefs.
M. Waldman, Y. Shevah
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Diversity: Cultural and biological
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1987Early human populations utilized a wide range of biological resources in a tremendous diversity of environments. As a result, they possessed high levels of cultural diversity dependent on and supportive of high levels of biological diversity. This pattern changed drastically with technological innovations enabling certain human groups to break down ...
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On the Biological Diversity of Ant Alkaloids
Annual Review of Entomology, 2022Ants have outstanding capacity to mediate inter- and intraspecific interactions by producing structurally diverse metabolites from numerous secretory glands. Since Murray Blum's pioneering studies dating from the 1950s, there has been a growing interest in arthropod toxins as natural products. Over a dozen different alkaloid classes have been reported
Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson, Fox +1 more
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2001
Foreword, Norman Uphoff Introduction: The Challenge of Adaptive Collaborative Management, John Schelhas, Louise E. Buck, and Charles C. Geisler I. Foundations of Adaptive Collaborative Management Kai N. Lee, Appraising Adaptive Management, Jeffrey A. McNeely, Roles for Civil Society in Protected Area Management: A Global Perspective on Current Trends ...
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Foreword, Norman Uphoff Introduction: The Challenge of Adaptive Collaborative Management, John Schelhas, Louise E. Buck, and Charles C. Geisler I. Foundations of Adaptive Collaborative Management Kai N. Lee, Appraising Adaptive Management, Jeffrey A. McNeely, Roles for Civil Society in Protected Area Management: A Global Perspective on Current Trends ...
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Through the Jungle of Biological Diversity
Acta Biotheoretica, 2005Biological diversity would apparently seem the most intuitive and easily studied of all the ecological concepts. However, in practice biodiversity has suffered from great number of definitions that vary with the specific needs of the different researchers, thus making it extremely confusing as an ecological concept.
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The Biologic Diversity of Cancer Metastases
Hospital Practice, 1982The cellular diversity of primary tumors is now known to be associated with their metastatic potential. Thus, anticancer strategies must be carefully designed and administered to anticipate and thwart the aggressive course of metastatic disease. Phenomena underlying these pathologic mechanisms and their implications for the development of therapeutic ...
I J, Fidler, G, Poste
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