De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder : Biodiveristy

Definition :

Biodiversity is defined as "an attribute of an area and specifically refers to the variety within and among living organisms, assemblages of living organisms, biotic communities, and biotic processes, whether naturally occurring or modified by humans." [Source: Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. 2001. QH 541.15 B56 E5 2001 v. 1].
"The term biodiversity is short for biological diversity. It's the astounding variety of life on Earth - the plants, animals, habitats, and human cultures that populate the planet. And it's all the interconnections that support and link these living things in a fragile web of life." Source: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/investigate_basics1.html

Used for:

• Biological diversity
• Biological diversity - Congresses
• Biological diversity - Encyclopedias
• Biological diversity - Measurement
• Biological diversity conservation
• Biological diversity conservation - Asia - Congresses
• Biological diversity conservation - Congresses
• Biological diversity conservation - Government policy - Philippines
• Biological diversity conservation - Law and legislation
• Biological diversity conservation - Law and legislation - America
• Biological diversity conservation - Pacific Area - Congresses
• Biological diversity conservation - Philippines
• Biological diversity conservation - Philippines - Congresses
• Biological diversity conservation - Tropics
• Biological diversity conservation - United States
• Biological diversity conservation - United States - Congresses

Related Terms:

• Ecological heterogeneity
• Ecosystem management
• Plant diversity conservation
• Plant ecology
• Species diversity

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information- Reference Section, 2nd floor:

• The biodiversity crisis : losing what counts. QH 541.15 B56 B55 2001.
• Biodiversity : the abundance of life.  Jenny Chapman,  Michael Roberts. QH 541.15 B56 C4 1997.
• Biological investigations : form, function, diversity, and process.  Warren D. Dolphin. QH 317 D6 1999.
• Encyclopedia of biodiversity.   QH 541.15 B56 E5 2001 Vol. 1-4.

Text  located at the Br. Andrew Gonzales Hall Library, 2nd floor:

• People, plants and patents : the impact of intellectual property on diversity, consevation trade, and rural society. K 3876 P46 1994.

Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:

• Biodiversity conservation in the Asia and Pacific Region : constraints and opportunities : proceeding of a regional conference, June 6-8, 1994, Asian Development Bank, Manila.  QH 77 A75 B56 1995.
• Biodiversity in agroecosystems.   S 589.7 B56 1999.
• Biodiversity : new leads for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. QH 541.15 B56 B555 2000.
• Biological diversity : the coexistence of species on changing landscapes.  Michael A. Huston. QH 541.15 S64 H87 1994.
• The biology of biodiversity.   QH 541.15 B56 B556 2000.
• Biotic homoginization.   QH 541.15 B56 B56 2001.
• Conservation and biodiversity.    Andrew P. Dobson. QH 75 D6 1996.
• Conserving the world's biological diversity.   Jeffrey A. McNeely. QH 75 C68 1990.
• Diversity, globalization, and the ways of nature.   Danilo J. Anton. GE 140 A57 1995.
• Ecological diversity and its measurement.  Anne E. Magurran. QH 75 M34 1988.
• Environmental science : earth as a living planet.   Daniel B. Botkin,  Edward A. Keller. GE 105 B67 2000.
• Global warming and biological diversity.  QH 543 G56 1992.
• Last stand : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity.   QH 75 L37 1997.
• Maraca : the biodiversity and environment of an Amazonian rainforest.   QH 117 M37 1998.
• Monocultures of the mind : perspectives on biodiversity and biotechnology. Vandana Shiva. QH 75 S55 1993.
• Protecting biodiversity : national laws regulating access to genetic resources in the Americas.   K 3488 P76 2000.
• Protecting biological diversity in the parks : workshop recommendations, May 3-5, 1988, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tenessee 37738. QH 76 P76 1990.
• Saving natures legacy : protecting and restoring biodiversity. Reed F. Noss,  Allen Y. Cooperrider. QH 76 N67 1994.
• Species : the units of biodiversity.  QH 380 S64 1997.
• Stochastic abundance models : with emphasis on biological communities and species diversity. QH 352 E5 1978.
• Sustainable use of genetic resources under the Convention on Biological Diversity : exploring access and  benefit sharing issues. W. Lesser. K 3488 L47. 1998.
• Tomorrow's biodiversity. Vandana Shiva. TP 248.2 S54 2000.

Texts located at the Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:

• Annotated bibliography of mangrove biodiversity in the Philippines.  QK 938 M27 Z35 2001.
• Annotated bibliography on Philippine biodiversity : Filicopsida (Ferns). Prescillano M. Zamora, Gilda C. Rivero, Leonardo Co. Z 5354 F4 Z34 2001.
• Biodiversity of livestock and poultry genetic resources in the Philippines. Orville L. Bondoc. SF 105.3 B65 1998.
• Consulting the spirits, working with nature, sharing with others : indigenous resource management in the  Philippines.   GN 407.4 C66 1996.
• Faunal diversity in the marine coastal zone. Reynaldo M. de la Paz,  Edgardo D. Gomez. QH 77 P6 D4 1995.
• The genus Syngramma in the Philippines. Gilda C. Rivero, Prescillano M. Zamora. QH 77 P6 R58 1995.
• Marine protected areas workshop : 20-22 March 1997, Salesian Retreat center, Dumaguete City,  Negros Oriental. QH 91.75 P6 M37 1997.
• Philippine biodiversity : an assessment and plan of action. QH 77 P6 P54 1997.
• Philippine red data book.   QL 84.5 P6 W54 1997.
• Sulu-Sulawesi seas.   QH 91.17 F7 2001.

PERIODICALS
PRINT (Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• ASEAN Biodiversity
• The American Biology Teacher
• Annual Review of Cell Biology
• Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
• Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Monitor
• The Hastings Center Report
• Journal of Biological Education
• Journal of Plankton Research
• Journal of Virology
• Kalikasan :
• People and Nature
• Philippine Biota
• The Philippine Entemologist Philippine
• Philippine Journal of Science D: Ethnology, Anthropology and General Biology
• Physiological Review
• Plant Research and Development
• Quarterly Review of Biology
• Soil Science and Plant Analysis

VERTICAL FILES
(Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

• ADB sponsors regional biodiversity experts' consultation.   VF 01968.
• The ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation    VF 01968.
• Establishing a biodiversity network, its organization and objectives    VF 01968.
• Investments needed for biodiversity conservation   VF 01968.
• Mechanisms and agreements : sharing of biodiversity information in Vietnam. VF 01968.
• On the track of natural diversity.
• An overview of ASEAN protected area systems.  VF 01968.
• Problems and issues affecting biodiversity in Indonesia.  VF 01968.
• The role of intellectual property rights in biotechnology transfer under the convention of biological  diversity. VF 01867.

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• Ozone depletion, global warming and the loss of biodiversity: links to growth and trade openness (1975-1995).   Gerardo Largoza. 1997. Business and Economics Review. 8(1) :1-20 1996-1997.
• Sustainable development through biodiversity in science textbooks.  Adelaida L. Bago. 1997. Tanglaw. 5(2) : 20-37 September 1997.

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(Instructional Media Services, Ground floor)

• Britannica : science and technology video library. Volume 1, Biology. V000135/ V000237.

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

LOCAL
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• Development and validation of environmental education modules on biodiversity conservation for biology majors.   Eden Vela Evangelista. 2001. G 03173.
• Distribution patterns of the anurans of Mts. Palay-Palay/Mataas na Gulod National Park Luzon Island, Philippines.   Rubie Laysa Maranan. 1999. G 02888.
• The forest structure of Irawan, Palawan.  George V. Banez. 1991. G 02037.
• Ozone depletion, global warming and the loss of biodiversity : links to economic growth and trade openness (1973-1992).   Gerardo L. Largoza. 1996. G 2560.
• Population study of echinoderms in selected areas of Talin Bay, Matuod, Batangas/Almario G. Jabson ; Ma.  Melania V. Mariano. 1992. U 05630.
• A survey of the mammalian and avian fauna at Irawan flora, fauna watershed reserve and St. Paul Subterranean National Park, Palawan.  Frederick V. Agustin, Eleanor S. Belen, Ma. Vida M. Castillo, Michael Edmond S. Dazo, Florence R. Rivera. 1992. U 05614.

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor; Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

Center for Biological Diversity
http://www.defenders.org/bio-cont.html
[Retrieved January 20, 2010]
"The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law, and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction."

Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/publications/guide.asp
[Retrieved January 20, 2010]
"This web site of convention on Biological Diversity includes interesting articles about sustaining life on earth and how the convention promotes nature and well-being."

The Field Museum. Biodiversity and Conservation - the Web of Life
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/
[Retrieved January 20, 2010]
"The Field Museum is exploring, celebrating, and protecting our planet's amazing web of life! To increase  awareness of biodiversity, The Field Museum is dedicating September 2003 through May 2004 as "The Year  of Biodiversity and Conservation." Some of the most provocative and pressing scientific concerns of our times are featured in this site, such as climate change, water conservation, genetic diversity, etc."

NBII - National Biological Information Infrastructure
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt
[Retrieved January 20, 2010]
"The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources. The NBII links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors in government agencies, academic institutions, non-government organizations, and private industry. NBII partners and collaborators also work on new standards, tools, and technologies that make it easier to find, integrate, and apply biological resources information. Resource managers, scientists, educators, and the general public use the NBII to answer a wide range of questions related to the management, use, or conservation of this nation's biological resources."

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Date: November2003/ January 2010