Biodiversity

Table of Contents

Estimates of Loss of Biodiversity

Definition of biodiversity:

Why conserve biodiversity?

Criteria for selection of areas for conservation
(US Congress):

Williams et al. list three levels of diversity:

How to estimate biodiversity:

Species richness:

Phylogenetic diversity

Websites of interest:

Madagascar: WHY ALL THIS DIVERSITY?

WHY IS IT DISAPPEARING?

Author: Melissa Luckow

Email: mal8@cornell.edu

Home Page: http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/hort243/Lecture%20Syllabus.html