TY - BOOK AU - Gaston Kevin J. AU - Spicer John I. TI - Biodiversity : : an introduction SN - 9781405118576 U1 - 333.9511 GAS PY - 2004/// CY - Malden PB - Blackwell Pub., KW - Biodiversity KW - Nature animals wildlife N1 - 1. What is biodiversity? 2. Biodiversity through time 3. Mapping biodiversity 4. Does biodiversity matter? 5. Human impacts 6. Maintaining biodiversity N2 - This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it ER -