Biodiversity: A Global Perspective

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Part 1: Introduction into biodiversity 1) Our Dependence on Biodiversity 2) Species Diversity, Measuring species biodiversity 3) Species Richness 4) Ecological Diversity 5) Surrogate species Part 2: Global Tour of biodiversity a) Bacteria to Protists b) Fungi & Plants c) Sponges to Annelids d) Molluscs to Arthropods f) Birds and mammals Part 3: Practice in Biodiversity 1) Extinctions 2) The Evolution of Diversity 3) Surveying Biodiversity 4) Population size estimation by capture – recapture method 5) Human Dimensions of ecology 6) Ecosystem Services 7) Threatening Processes & Solutions