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PAPERBACK price:$29.95 add to cart PDF BOOK your price: $23.00 add to cart PDF CHAPTERS your price: $1.10 select Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles The Geological Record of Ecological Dynamics: Understanding the Biotic Effects of Future Environmental Change Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World Other Related Titles Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources (1997) Joseph Henry Press (JHP) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager National Research Council. "Front Matter." Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1997. 1. Print. Please select a format: Page I   E-mail  Buzz This  Facebook  Delicious  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Biodiversity II Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson, editors JOSEPH HENRY PRESS Washington, D.C. 1997 Page I Front Matter (R1-R8) 1 Introduction (1-4) Part I The Meaning and Value of Biodiversity: 2 Biodiversity: What Is It? (5-14) 3 Biodiversity: Why Is It Important? (15-24) Part II Patterns of the Biosphere: How Much Biodiversity Is There?: 4 Biodiversity at Its Utmost: Tropical Forest Beetles (25-40) 5 Measuring Global Biodiversity and Its Decline (41-68) 6 Butterfly Diversity and a Preliminary Comparison with Bird and Mammal Diversity (69-82) 7 The Global Biodiversity of Coral Reefs: A Comparison with Rain Forests (83-108) 8 Common Measures for Studies of Biodiversity: Molecular Phylogeny in the Eukaryotic Microbial World (109-122) Part III Threats to Biodiversity: What Have We Lost and What Might We Lose?: 9 The Rich Diversity of Biodiversity Issues (123-138) 10 Human-Caused Extinction of Birds (139-162) 11 Global Warming and Plant Species Richness: A Case Study of the Paleocene/Eocene Boundary (163-186) 12 Plant Response to Multiple Environmental Stresses: Implications for Climatic Change and Biodiversity (187-196) Part IV Understanding and Using Biodiversity: 13 Names: The Key to Biodiversity (197-212) 14 Systematics: A Keystone to Understanding Biodiversity (213-216) 15 Biodiversity and Systematics: Their Applications to Agriculture (217-230) 16 Snout Moths: Unraveling the Taxonomic Diversity of a Speciose Group in the Neotropics (231-242) 17 Phylogeny and Historical Reconstruction: Host-Parasite Systems as Keystones in Biogeography and Ecology (243-262) 18 Comparative Behavioral and Biochemical Studies of Bowerbirds and the Evolution of Bower-Building (263-276) Part V Building Toward a Solution: New Directions and Applications: 19 Microbial Biodiversity and Biotechnology (277-288) 20 The Impact of Rapid Gene Discovery Technology on Studies of Evolution and Biodiversity (289-300) 21 Initial Assessment of Character Sets from Five Nuclear Gene Sequences in Animals (301-320) 22 Gap Analysis for Biodiversity Survey and Maintenance (321-340) 23 Conservation of Biodiversity in Neotropical Primates (341-356) 24 Using Marine Invertebrates to Establish Research and Conservation Priorities (357-370) 25 Ecological Restoration and the Conservation of Biodiversity (371-388) 26 Tropical Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (389-410) 27 Wildland Biodiversity Management in the Tropics (411-432) Part VI Getting the Job Done: Institutional, Human, and Informational Infrastructure: 28 Taxonomic Preparedness: Are We Ready to Meet the Biodiversity Challenge? (433-446) 29 Museums, Research Collections and the Biodiversity Challenge (447-466) 30 Resources for Biodiversity in Living Collections and the Challenges of Assessing Microbial Biodiversity (467-474) 31 Integration of Data for Biodiversity Initiatives (475-490) 32 Information Management for Biodiversity: A Proposed U.S. National Biodiversity Information Center (491-504) Part VII Conclusions: 33 Santa Rosalia, the Turning of the Century, and a New Age of Exploration (505-524) Photo Credits (525-526) Index (527-552)

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--> JOSEPH HENRY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20418 The Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academy Press, was created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public. Joseph Henry was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences and a leader of early American science. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Biodiversity II : understanding and protecting our biological resources / Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson, editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-309-05227-0 (hardcover : alk. paper).— ISBN 0-309-05584-9 (paperback : alk. paper) 1. Biological diversity conservation. 2. Biological diversity. I. Reaka-Kudla, Marjorie L. II. Wilson, Don E. III. Wilson, Edward Osborne, 1929- . QH75.B5228 1996 333.95′16—dc20 96-30851 CIP This book is printed on recycled paper. Cover art: Center panel of the "Tree of Life," a triptych by Alfredo Arreguin. Copyright 1997 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

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--> CONTENTS INTRODUCTION     1   Introduction Edward O. Wilson   1 PART I. THE MEANING AND VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY     2   Biodiversity: What Is It? Thomas E. Lovejoy   7 3   Biodiversity: Why Is It Important? Ruth Patrick   15 PART II. PATTERNS OF THE BIOSPHERE: HOW MUCH BIODIVERSITY IS THERE?     4   Biodiversity at Its Utmost: Tropical Forest Beetles Terry L. Erwin   27 5   Measuring Global Biodiversity and Its Decline Nigel E. Stork   41 6   Butterfly Diversity and a Preliminary Comparison with Bird and Mammal Diversity Robert K. Robbins and Paul A. Opler   69 7   The Global Biodiversity of Coral Reefs: A Comparison with Rain Forests Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla   83 8   Common Measures for Studies of Biodiversity: Molecular Phylogeny in the Eukaryotic Microbial World Mitchell L. Sogin and Gregory Hinkle   109

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--> PART III. THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY: WHAT HAVE WE LOST AND WHAT MIGHT WE LOSE?     9   The Rich Diversity of Biodiversity Issues Norman Myers   125 10   Human-Caused Extinction of Birds David W. Steadman   139 11   Global Warming and Plant Species Richness: A Case Study of the Paleocene/Eocene Boundary Scott L. Wing   163 12   Plant Response to Multiple Environmental Stresses: Implications for Climatic Change and Biodiversity Irwin N. Forseth   187 PART IV. UNDERSTANDING AND USING BIODIVERSITY     13   Names: The Keys to Biodiversity F. Christian Thompson   199 14   Systematics: A Keystone to Understanding Biodiversity Ruth Patrick   213 15   Biodiversity and Systematics: Their Application to Agriculture Douglass R. Miller and Amy Y. Rossman   217 16   Snout Moths: Unraveling the Taxonomic Diversity of a Speciose Group in the Neotropics M. Alma Solis   231 17   Phylogeny and Historical Reconstruction: Host-Parasite Systems as Keystones in Biogeography and Ecology Eric P. Hoberg   243 18   Comparative Behavioral and Biochemical Studies of Bowerbirds and the Evolution of Bower-Building Gerald Borgia   263 PART V. BUILDING TOWARD A SOLUTION: NEW DIRECTIONS AND APPLICATIONS     19   Microbial Biodiversity and Biotechnology Rita R. Colwell   279 20   The Impact of Rapid Gene Discovery Technology on Studies of Evolution and Biodiversity Carol J. Bult, Judith A. Blake, Mark D. Adams, Owen White, Granger Sutton, Rebecca Clayton, Anthony R. Kerlavage, Chris Fields, and J. Craig Venter   289

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--> 21   Initial Assessment of Character Sets from Five Nuclear Gene Sequences in Animals Timothy P. Friedlander, Jerome C. Regier, and Charles Mitter   301 22   Gap Analysis for Biodiversity Survey and Maintenance J. Michael Scott and Blair Csuti   321 23   Conservation of Biodiversity in Neotropical Primates James M. Dietz   341 24   Using Marine Invertebrates to Establish Research and Conservation Priorities James D. Thomas   357 25   Ecological Restoration and the Conservation of Biodiversity William R. Jordan, III   371 26   Tropical Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Patrick Kangas   389 27   Wildland Biodiversity Management in the Tropics Daniel H. Janzen   411 PART VI. GETTING THE JOB DONE: INSTITUTIONAL, HUMAN, AND INFORMATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE     28   Taxonomic Preparedness: Are We Ready to Meet the Biodiversity Challenge? Quentin D. Wheeler and Joel Cracraft   435 29   Museums, Research Collections, and the Biodiversity Challenge Leslie J. Mehrhoff   447 30   Resources for Biodiversity in Living Collections and the Challenges of Assessing Microbial Biodiversity Richard O. Roblin   467 31   Integration of Data for Biodiversity Initiatives David F. Farr and Amy Y. Rossman   475 32   Information Management for Biodiversity: A Proposed U.S. National Biodiversity Information Center Bruce L. Umminger and Steve Young   491 PART VII. CONCLUSIONS     33   Santa Rosalia, the Turning of the Century, and a New Age of Exploration Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson   507 PHOTO CREDITS   525 INDEX   527

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