Global Biodiversity: Volume 4: Selected Countries in the Americas and Australia

ISBN-13: 9781774631331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 590 str.

T. Pullaiah

Opis

A rich resource on the biodiversity of a selection of countries in the Americas and in Australia. Chapters explore both wild and cultivated plants, wild and domesticated animals, and the variety of microbes of the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Australia, Paraguay, the US, and Venezuela.

Spis treści

1. Biodiversity in Bolivia  2. Biodiversity of Brazil  3. Biodiversity of Canada: An Overview  4. Still Searching the Rich Coast: Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Numbers, Processes, Patterns, and Challenges  5. Biodiversity in Cuba  6. Plant Biodiversity of Ecuador: A Neotropical Megadiverse Country  7. Biodiversity in Honduras: The Environment, Flora, Bats, Medium- and Large-Sized Mammals, Birds, Freshwater Fishes, and the Amphibians and Reptiles  8. Biodiversity of Mexico: State of Knowledge and Conservation  9. Biodiversity in Paraguay  10. Biodiversity in North America (North of Mexico)  11. Biodiversity in Venezuela  12. Biodiversity of Australia: An Overview

 

O autorze

T. Pullaiah,PhD, is a former Professor at the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University in Andhra Pradesh, India, where he has taught for more than 35 years. He has held several positions at the university, including Dean, Faculty of Biosciences, Head of the Department of Botany, Head of the Department of Biotechnology, and Member Academic Senate.