Biodiversity
by Adriano Sofo
Publisher: InTech 2011
ISBN-13: 9789533077154
Number of pages: 138
Description:
The aim of the present book is to give an up-to-date overview of the studies on biodiversity at all levels, in order to better understand the dynamics and the mechanisms at the basis of the richness of life forms both in terrestrial (including agro-ecosystems) and marine environments.
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