In praise of life. The dynamic concept of biodiversity

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  • Francesc Mesquita-Joanes Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (Spain).

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https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.9.21077

Abstract

We humans have long been aware that as a species we have great power to modify the natural world. We sure have. But it has only been a few decades since society, with a firm voice, turned against the destruction carried out in the past. We want to preserve the variety of life forms in all their beauty and complexity, because this biological variety not only provides us physical support, but also promotes our intellectual and philosophical development. It makes us wonder how it emerged, how it works, why species differ from place to place…

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Francesc Mesquita-Joanes, Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (Spain).

Professor of Ecology at the University of Valencia and researcher at the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (Spain). He teaches in the degrees of Biology and Environmental Sciences and in the Master’s degree in Biodiversity of this university, mainly in subjects related to biogeography and biological invasions. His research focuses mainly on the ecology and diversity of aquatic communities – coordinating research projects in tropical and Mediterranean environments – and on invasive alien species. He also often collaborates in research on paleoenvironmental changes or evolutionary ecology, where he applies his expertise about a group of small crustaceans, the Ostracoda.

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Published

2021-06-16

How to Cite

Mesquita-Joanes, F. (2021). In praise of life. The dynamic concept of biodiversity. Metode Science Studies Journal, (9), 52–53. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.9.21077
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The grounds of science (2019)

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In praise of life. The dynamic concept of biodiversity

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