Download or read book An Advanced Textbook on Biodiversity written by K. V. Krishnamurthy and published by Oxford and IBH Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity has now become a multidisciplinary subject in which concepts, ideas and methodologies have been contributed by a number of other disciplines. This book presents the concepts, themes and ideas on this ever-growing multi-disciplinary subject. Contents: Biodiversity Science: Definition, Scope and Constraints / Genetic Diversity / Species Diversity: Wild Taxa / Agrobiodiversity and Cultivated Taxa / Ecosystem Diversity / Values and Uses of Biodiversity / Loss of Biodiversity / Conservation of Biodiversity / Management of Plant Biodiversity / Biodiversity and Biotechnology / Biodiversity Prospecting and Indigenous Knowledge Systems / References / Glossary / Acronyms and Abbreviations / Subject Index / Author Index