Biodiversity: A Biology of Numbers and Difference.

What is biodiversity? Part 1 Measuring biodiversity: genetics of biological diversity - from varieties to species comparing character diversity among biotas species richness - measure and measurement measuring relations among biodiversity, ecological function and functional diversity diversity and higher-levels of organization. Part 2 Patterns in biodiversity: spatial and temporal patterns of genetic diversity within species spatial patterns in taxonomic diversity temporal changes in biodiversity - detecting patterns and identifying causes spatial and temporal patterns in functional diversity. Part 3 Conservation and management: does biodiversity matter? - evaluating the case for conserving species identifying priorities for the conservation of biodiversity - systematic biological criteria within a socio-political framework managing biodiversity biodiversity and global change.