- All Species Foundation
A non-profit organization with the goal of recording a complete inventory of all species on Earth within 25 years.
http://www.all-species.org/
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- Animal Information
Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened, and endangered species of mammals and information in their native countries. Topics of interest are biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use.
http://www.animalinfo.org/
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- Bibliography of Genetic Variation in Natural Populations
Searchable database of citations on natural populations of animals, plants, and microbes.
http://www.lib.umt.edu/guide/allendorf.htm
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- Biodiversity and Its Value: Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 1
Outlines what biodiversity is, and the three levels at which it is usually defined: genetic, species and ecosystem.
http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/publications/series/paper1/
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- Biodiversity and Protected Areas
Introductory documents on understanding and conserving biodiversity.
http://biodiv.wri.org/
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- Biodiversity Economics
Explores the economic dimensions of the global biodiversity agenda as reflected in the work of IUCN and the various biodiversity conventions, notably the Convention on Biological Diversity.
http://biodiversityeconomics.org/
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- Biodiversity Fact Sheet
What is biodiversity, what threatens it, why is it important, and what are ecologists doing to better understand it? From Ecological Society of America. [PDF file]
http://www.esa.org/education/edupdfs/biodiversity.pdf
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- Biodiversity FAQ
Explains what it is and why it's important. Contains a list of species and their approximate numbers.
http://bch-cbd.naturalsciences.be/belgium/convention/biodiversity-faq.htm
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- Biodiversity Hotspots
Comprehensive information on 25 of the world's biologically richest and most threatened ecosystems.
http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/
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- Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources
National Academy of Sciences report (1996) addresses new strategies and techniques for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity. Full text online.
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/4901.html
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- Biodiversity in urban ecosystems
Links to sites about urban biodiversity.
http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/belgium/links/themes/urban.htm
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- Biodiversity Resource Center
A branch library of the California Academy of Sciences specializing in information on biodiversity. Bibiographies, links to news and educator resources.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/
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- Biodiversity Series
Full text online of UNEP-WCMC series of project results.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources/publications/biodiv_series.htm
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- Biodiversity Theory
Overview of some theoretical basics of biodiversity.
http://www.redpath-museum.mcgill.ca/Qbp/2.About%20Biodiversity/theory.html
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- Biodiversity Web
Personally maintained website with information and links about several aspects of biodiversity: biological, ecological, physical, chemical, social (e.g., population growth), economical and juridical. Some links in Dutch language or of particular relevance to Netherlands.
http://www.biodiversity.nl/
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- Canadian Biodiversity
Biological diversity: theory, patterns, ecological zones, species distributions, conservation issues, and legislation, with an emphasis on Canada. Bilingual: english/français.
http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/
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- DIVERSITAS Programme
International collaborative project with the goal of providing accurate scientific information and predictive models of the status of biodiversity and sustainability of the use of the Earth's biotic resources, and to build a world-wide capacity for the science of biodiversity.
http://www.diversitas-international.org/
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- Fauna and Flora International
Supports international conservation activities. Documents on methodology, working with NGOs, governments, communities; news, publications, photo gallery.
http://www.fauna-flora.org/
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- Global Biodiversity Back Issues
The Canadian Museum of Nature's quarterly magazine. Covered Canadian and international biodiversity news in science, politics, education, community and individual initiatives between 1991 and 1999.
http://www.nature.ca/prodserv/gb/gb_e.cfm
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- Industrial Reliance on Biodiversity
Provides an overview of the extent to which industry in the developed world relies on the biodiversity of the developing world. (FTP site).
ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/7.industrial
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- Introduction to Biodiversity Theory
Overview and definitions.
http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/theory/
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- Kind Planet Biodiversity
Introductory notes.
http://www.kindplanet.org/bio.html
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- Mass Extinction Underway
Links to articles on biodiversity and species extinction.
http://www.well.com/user/davidu/extinction.html
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- Natural Resources and Biodiversity
Background papers from the World Resources Institute on social and political dimensions of environmental policy-making.
http://biodiv.wri.org/topic_keyissues_text.cfm?cid=501
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- NBII: Biodiversity Links
Access to WWW sites that provide information on genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological diversity, and geopolitical perspectives. From the National Biological Information Infrastructure.
http://www.nbii.gov/issues/biodiversity/
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