World Atlas of Biodiversity by Brian Groombridge and Martin Jenkins, University of California Press, $54.95/£37.95, ISBN 0520236688 Reviewed by John Bonner
STOCKTAKING is not the most glamorous activity but it’s essential for the smooth running of businesses. This book is a stocktaking exercise for those in the conservation industry: it’s a comprehensive assessment of what species are present and where. All this is vital for strategic planning, to decide how resources and effort should be allocated to preserve important habitats.
Produced by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, World Atlas of Biodiversity updates work carried out under the United Nations…
