The following is a list of references and resources to provide you with more detailed information about biodiversity and its conservation.
References
- Chicago Field Museum, 2006. Biodiversity and Conservation. Chicago Field Museum. www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/
- Canadian Living Magazine, 2006. 23 Tips for Earth Friendly Living. www.canadianliving.com.
- Costanza, R., R. D’arge, R. De Groot, S. Farber, M. Grasso, B. Hannon, K. Limburg, S. Naeem, R.V. O’Neill, J. Paruelo, R.G. Raskin, P. Sutton, M. Van Den Belt, 1997. The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature, 387: 253-260.
- Ecological Society of America, 2000. Ecosystem Services. Ecological Society of America. Fact Sheet. 2 pg. www.esa.org/education/edupdfs/ecosystemservices.pdf
- Global Biodiversity Outlook 2, 2006. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Quebec www.cbd.int/gbo2/
- Hughes, J.B., G.C. Daily and P.R. Ehrlich, 1997. Population diversity: its extent and extinction. Science, 278:689-692.
- KY Afield, 2006. Biodiversity — taking stock in the Commonwealth. Kentucky Afield Newsletter. 6 pg.
- McCann, K.S., 2000. The diversity—stability debate. Nature, 405:228-233.
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report, 2005.
www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Article.aspx?id=58
- Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy, 2005. Queen's Printer for Ontario. 44 pg. (PDF Size: 1.9 Mb)
- Olewiler, N., 2004. The Value of Natural Capital in Settled Areas of Canada. Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. 36 pp.
- Pimm, S.L., G.J. Russel, J.L. Gittleman and T.M. Brooks, 1995. The future of biodiversity. Science, 269: 347-350.
- Raup, D. and J. Sepkoski, 1982. Mass extinctions in the marine fossil record. Science, 215: 1501-1503.
- Rhode, R.A. and R.A. Muller, 2005. Cycles in fossil diversity. Nature, 434: 209-210.
- Tilman, D., 2000. Causes, consequences and ethics of biodiversity. Nature, 405: 208-211.
- Wackernagel, M. and W. Rees, 1996. Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing human impact on Earth. New Society Publishers.
- Wilson, E.O. 1992. The Diversity of Life. New York: W.W. Norton.
Resources
- Aurora Online with William Rees. Athabasca University. www.urban-renaissance.org/urbanren/BillRees.pdf (PDF) Development and background of the ecological footprint concept; additional links.
- Biodiversity and Conservation. Chicago Field Museum. www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/ Introduction to the basics of biodiversity.
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Network. Environment Canada. www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/index.cfm?lang=e Clearing house node with links to Canadian Biodiversity Strategy and international /UN documentation.
- The Canadian Biodiversity Website. Redpath Museum, McGill University. www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/index.htm An excellent, well-written, Canadian-based introduction to biodiversity, including theory, ecozones, species and issues. One of the best sites to start with.
- Ecological Footprint Quiz. Earth Day Network. www.myfootprint.org Calculate your own footprint.
- Insight. Nature, 405: 208-241. Four review articles that summarize the state of biodiversity science as of 2000 (three cited in this primer). Well sourced and dense in places, but can be tackled by the lay reader.
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. United Nations. www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Article.aspx?id=58 Landmark study conducted by 1,300 experts from 95 countries. Very extensive. Key findings are in this article. Basic finding: "the ongoing degradation of ecosystem services is a road block to the Millennium Development Goals agreed to by the world leaders at the United Nations in 2000." See also www.greenfacts.org/biodiversity/index.htm for a user-friendly approach to the MEA by GreenFacts.
- The Value of Natural Capital in Settled Areas of Canada. Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. 36 pp. (PDF Size: 696 K) www.ducks.ca/aboutduc/news/archives/pdf/ncapital.pdf Four case studies (one from Ontario) that illustrate the concept of Natural Capital and its valuation methods, and conservatively estimate its economic value.
