Description
Book SynopsisExplore Earth''s amazing biodiveristy through the maps!
Discover everything you need to know about biodiversity and explore maps of the world''s most biodiverse places. Find out about evolution, ecosystems and extinction; crucial coral reefs; and the amazing Amazon. Learn how biodiversity helps to protect us and the planet, and what we can do to protect it in return.
Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date.
Table of Contents
- 1: What is biodiversity?
- 2: Why do we need biodiversity?
- 3: Mapping the Coral Triangle
- 4: Evolution and extinction
- 5: Mapping the Galápagos Islands
- 6: Ecosystems
- 7: Mapping Madagascar
- 8: Invasive species
- 9: Mapping Australia
- 10: Biodiversity under threat
- 11: Mapping the Amazon Rainforest
- 12: Protecting biodiversity
- 13: Mapping North America
- 14: Glossary
- 15: Further information
- 16: Index
