Pietra, Francesco <br/><br/>
Biodiversity and natural product diversity/ 
Francesco Pietra 
 - London:  Elsevier,  2002. 
 - xiv, 351 p. :   ill., color maps,  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Preface <br/>Definitions of abbreviations for the charts and tables <br/>Part I. The concept of biodiversity <br/>Chapter 1. Defining biodiversity <br/>1.1 Biodiversity at species level (3)<br/>1.2 Biodiversity at higher taxononiic levels (4)<br/>1.3 Biodiversity at genetic level (4)<br/>1.4 Biodiversity at ecosystem level (4)<br/><br/>Chapter 2. The course of biodiversity <br/>Part II. The relationship between biodiversity and natural product diversity <br/><br/>Chapter 3. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and natural products <br/><br/>Chapter 4. The problem of unculturable species <br/><br/>Chapter 5. Natural product diversity: at which rank? <br/>5.1 The molecular rank (13)<br/>5.2 The taxonomic and ecological rank (15)<br/><br/>Part III. Natural product diversity at ecosystem level <br/><br/>Chapter 6. Terrestrial and freshwater biomes <br/>6.1 Tropical rain forest, grassland and savanna, scrub and deciduous forest (20)<br/>6.1.1 American tropical and subtropical land (22)<br/>6.1.2 Africantropical and subtropical land (24)<br/>6.1.3 Eastern tropical and subtropical land (25)<br/>6.2 Temperate grassland, deciduous forest, and chaparral (27)<br/>6.3 The taiga and the tundra (33)<br/><br/>Chapter 7. The oceans<br/>7.1 Zonation of the seas and oceans (35)<br/>7.2 Indo-Pacific (40)<br/>7.3 Caribbean (50)<br/>7.4 Panamanian (52)<br/>7.5 Mediterranean (53)<br/>7.6 North Pacific (54)<br/>7.7 South Pacific (56)<br/>7.8 North Atlantic (57)<br/>7.9 South Atlantic (58)<br/>7.10 Zealandic (58)<br/>7.11 Arctic (59)<br/>7.12 Antarctic (59)<br/>7.13 Internal seas (59)<br/><br/>Chapter 8.The widespread distribution of natural products<br/>8.1 The widespread distribution of natural products onland (61)<br/>8.2 The widespread distribution of natural products in the oceans (66)<br/>8.3 Found both on land and in the sea (71)<br/><br/>Chapter 9. Terrestrial vs marine natural product diversity<br/><br/>Chapter 10. Life under extreme conditions<br/><br/>Chapter 11. Graphic analysis of the skeletal diversity and complexity of natural products<br/><br/>Part IV. Natural product diversity at functional level<br/><br/>Chapter 12. Signaling, defensive, and environmentally relevant metabolites .<br/>12.1 Recruiting, alarming^ and growth stimulating agents (108)<br/>12.2 Antifeedant and antimicrobial agents (111)<br/>12.3 Toxins and environmentally noxious metabolites (117)<br/>12.4 Messengers of biodiversity (125)<br/>12.5 Mediators of signals (126)<br/><br/>Chapter 13. Exploiting natural product diversity <br/>13.1 Food, food additives, and food processing from land and the oceans (131)<br/>13. 2 Commercial natural drugs and folk medicines (137)<br/>13.3 Natural products, derivatives, and extracts in development as drugs (156)<br/>13.4 Fragrances and cosmetics (167)<br/>13.5 Technological compounds and laboratory tools (172)<br/>13.6 Drugs of abuse (197)<br/><br/>Part V. Biotechnology and chemical synthesis of natural products<br/><br/>Chapter 14. The role of biotechnology<br/>14.1 Biotechnologyand natural products (206)<br/>14.2 Biocatalysis (212)<br/><br/>Chapter 15. The role of chemical synthesis <br/><br/>Part VI. Threatening and management of natural product diversity <br/><br/>Chapter 16. Threatening natural product diversity <br/>16.1 Fossil molecules and past natural product diversity (270)<br/>16.2 Endangered natural products (274)<br/>16.2.1 Threats from farming and urbanization (274)<br/>16.2.2 Threats from the introduction of alien species (276)<br/>16.2.3 Threats from toxicity, ecotoxicity, and climate changes following industrialization (280)<br/>16.2.4 Threats from biotechnology (283)<br/>16.2.5A tentative list ofendangered natural products (284)<br/>16.3 Our biased view? (297)<br/>Chapter 17. Management of natural product diversity 299<br/>17.1 Preserving natural product diversity through the management of living species (300)<br/>17.2 Preserving natural product diversity through collections and gene banks(302)<br/><br/>References <br/>Index  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0080437060 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biodiversity. <br/>Natural products. <br/>Conservation of Natural Resources.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577  / PIE/B