CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
BIODIVERSITY BIBLIOGRAPHYLIBRARY
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Conservation Biology: The Theory and Practice of Nature Conservation Preservation and Management. New York:
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Cooperrider, Allen and Reed F. Noss. Saving Nature’s Legacy: How Can Our Public and Private Land Best Be Managed
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Global Biodiversity Strategy: Guidelines for Action to Save, Study and Use Earth's Biotic Wealth Sustainably
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Grumbine, R. Edward. Ghost Bears: Exploring the Biodiversity Crisis. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1992.
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Hudson, Wendy E., ed. Landscape Linkages and Biodiversity. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1991. Biodiv
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Hunter, Malcolm L. Wildlife, Forests and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity.
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The Importance of Biological Diversity. Gland, Switzerland: World Wildlife Fund for Nature, 1989. Biodiv
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Jensen, Deborah, Margaret S. Torn and John Harte. In Our Own Hands: A Strategy for Conserving California's
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Johnson, Nels. Biodiversity In the Balance: Approaches to Setting Geographic Conservation Priorities. Washington,
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Kellert, Stephen R. and Edward O. Wilson, eds. The Biophilia Hypothesis. Washington, DC: Island Press,
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Kim, Ke Chung and Robert D. Weavers, eds. Biodiversity and Landscapes: a Paradox of Humanity. NY: Cambridge
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Magurran, Anne E. Ecological Diversity and Its Measurement. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1988.
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Miller, Kenton. Balancing the Scales: Guidelines for Increasing Biodiversity's Chances Through Bioregional
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Myers, Norman. Tackling Mass Extinction of Species: A Great Creative Challenge. Berkeley: University of
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Oregon’s Living Landscape: Strategies And Opportunities to Conserve Biodiversity. Lake Oswego, OR: Defenders
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Orians, Gordon H., et al, eds. The Preservation and Valuation of Biological Resources. Seattle: University
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Paul, Josephine Bay and C. Michael Paul Foundation. Conserving Biological Resources: the Biodiversity Leadership
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Perrings, Charles. Biodiversity Loss: Economic and Ecological Issues. New York: Cambridge University Press,
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Peters, Robert L. and Thomas E. Lovejoy. Global Warming and Biological Diversity. New Haven: Yale University
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Pimm, Stuart L. The Balance of Nature?: Ecological Issues in the Conservation of Species and Communities.
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Pitman, Barb, Judy Bracus and Judy Asato. The Biodiversity Collection: A Review of Biodiversity Resources for
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Proceedings of the Symposium on Biodiversity of Northwestern California. Berkeley: Wildland Resources Center,
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Reid, Walter V. C. Keeping Options Alive: The Scientific Basis for Conserving Biodiversity. Washington,
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Reika-Kudla, Majorie L., Don E. Wilson, and Edward Osborne Wilson. Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting
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Saunier, Richard E. and Richard Albert Meganck. Conservation of Biodiversity and the New Regional Planning.
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Species Conservation: a Population-Biological Approach. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag, 1991. Biodiv Ref QH76
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Swanson, Timothy M. The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change.
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Systematics, Ecology and the Biodiversity Crisis. New York: Scientific American Library, 1992. Biodiv
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Takacs, David. The Idea of Biodiversity: Philosophies of Paradise. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
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Technologies to Maintain Biological Diversity. Washington, DC: Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology
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Terborgh, John. Diversity and the Tropical Rain Forest. New York: Scientific American Library, 1992.
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Thorne-Miller, Boyce and John Catena. The Living Ocean: Understanding and Protecting Marine Biodiversity.
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#BIODIVERSITY
VIDEOS:
Biodiversity!: Exploring the Web of Life. Pittsburgh: WQED; Washington D.C.: World Wildlife Fund, 1997.
(45 minutes)
Biodiv QH541.15 .B56 B575 1997.
Biodiversity for Forests and Farms. Ithaca, NY: Educational Television Center, Media Services, Cornell University,
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 1996. (28 minutes) Biodiv QH76 .B54 1996.
Dr. Ed Grumbine on Biodiversity. Arcata, CA: Humboldt State Univ. (30 minutes) Biodiv QH541.15 .B56 D73
1990.
More is Better: The Biodiversity Story. Niles, IL: United Learning, 1995 (19 minutes) Biodiv QH541.15 .B56
M67 1995.
Protecting Our Endangered Species. Chappaqua, NY: New Castle Communications, Inc. 1996. (30 minutes) Biodiv
QL83 .P766 1996.
The Rain Forests, Treasure House of Biodiversity. Huntsville, TX: Educational Video Network, 1995. (25
minutes) Biodiv QH541.5 .R27 R344 1995.
The Tropical Rainforest: Diverse, Delicate, Disappearing. San Francisco, CA:Sierra Club, 1988. (30 minutes)
Biodiv QH541.5 .R27 T76 1988; Main QH541.5 .R27 T76 1988; SC QH541.5 .R27 T76 1988.
The Web of Life: Exploring Biodiversity. Pittsburgh: WQED Enterprises, 1995. (115 minutes) Biodiv QH541.15
.B56 W43 1995.
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Reference Resources:
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Bibliographies:
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Methodologies
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Diversity: Biological, Ecological, Economic and Policy Issues
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