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What is Biodiversity? (Hardcover, New)
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What is Biodiversity? (Hardcover, New)
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In the life sciences, there is wide-ranging debate about
biodiversity. While nearly everyone is in favor of biodiversity and
its conservation, methods for its assessment vary enormously. So
what exactly is biodiversity? Most theoretical work on the subject
assumes it has something to do with species richness--with the
number of species in a particular region--but in reality, it is
much more than that. Arguing that we cannot make rational decisions
about what it is to be protected without knowing what biodiversity
is, James Maclaurin and Kim Sterelny offer in "What Is
Biodiversity?" a theoretical and conceptual exploration of the
biological world and how diversity is valued.
Here, Maclaurin and Sterelny explore not only the origins of the
concept of biodiversity, but also how that concept has been shaped
by ecology and more recently by conservation biology. They explain
the different types of biodiversity important in evolutionary
theory, developmental biology, ecology, morphology and taxonomy and
conclude that biological heritage is rich in not just one
biodiversity but many. Maclaurin and Sterelny also explore the case
for the conservation of these biodiversities using option value
theory, a tool borrowed from economics.
An erudite, provocative, timely, and creative attempt to answer a
fundamental question, "What Is Biodiversity?" will become a
foundational text in the life sciences and studies thereof.
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