Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Том 7

The Second Edition retains the same breadth across the basic and applied dimensions as did the First Edition. The great majority of entries from the First Edition have been revised to reflect the changes that have taken place, or in some cases replaced by entirely new contributions. In addition, the scope of the coverage has been expanded substantially, to broader treatment of emergent scientific advances in subjects like the microbial ecology of the oceans, landscape ecology, conservation biology, and ecological economics. In all, in addition to those that have been substantially revised, there are nearly 100 completely new articles to complement the solid foundation that already existed. These include articles that broaden the general scientific foundations of the subject of biodiversity, like the measurement and estimation of species richness, as well as the application of those basic principles to management problems.