Pyers, Greg.

Biodiversity of deserts / Greg Pyers. - New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2011. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. - Biodiversity. .

Includes index.

What is biodiversity? -- Why is biodiversity important? -- Deserts of the world -- Desert biodiversity -- Desert ecosystems -- Threats to desert biodiversity -- Desert conservation -- Case study: the Sonoran desert -- What is the future of deserts?

This book examines the variety of living things in a desert ecosystem.

ISBN: 9781608700714 1608700712 9781420267716

LCCN: 2009042313

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Endangered ecosystems.
Desert biology.
Desert ecology.
Endangered ecosystems.

LC Class. No.: QH88 / .P94 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 577.54