Geodiversity : valuing and conserving abiotic nature
A counterpoint to biodiversity, geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms, and the physical processes that underlie our environment. The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protecting biodiversity and the new management agenda which is starting to be used instead
1 online resource (xiii, 434 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780470090817, 0470090812
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Defining geodiversity
Describing geodiversity
Valuing geodiversity
Threats to geodiversity
Conserving geodiversity : the protected area and legislative approaches
Managing geodiversity : new approaches for the wider landscape
Comparing and integrating geodiversity and biodiversity
Towards a vision for geodiversity conservation
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010