Learning on ScreenWhat is Biodiversity?
- Synopsis
- Defines biodiversity and looks at the history of the subject area. Describes the biodiversity of different taxonomic groups and discusses where the centres of biodiversity are. Describes methods of counting species numbers and uses interactive extrapolation techniques to calculate how many species there are in the world. Discusses the importance for man of maintaining biodiversity. Approximately 4 hours of teaching material.
- Series
- Origins and Classification of Life: A Multimedia Exploration
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia; CD-ROM. PC or Apple Macintosh (separate versions)
- Year of production
- 1995
- Availability
- Sale
- Notes
- For updated information see the Biodiversity Consortium Web site at http://ibis.nott.ac.uk/biodiv/
Available to UK higher education institutions.
The CD-ROM holds the complete suite of Biodiversity Consortium programmes. - Uses
- 1st-year biological sciences.
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- biodiversity; biology teaching; computer-assisted learning; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme
Credits
- Writer
- N E Stork
Distribution Formats
- Type
- CD-ROM
Distributor
- Name
University of Leeds, Department of Pure and Applied Biology
- pabÛmjtw@lucs-mac.novell.leeds.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0113 233 2862
- Fax
- 0113 233 2862
- Address
- Leeds
LS2 9JT - Notes
- contact: Mike Williams
- Name
University of Nottingham, Department of Life Science
- Phone
- 0115 951 3196
- Fax
- URL: http://ibis.nott.ac.uk
- Address
- Nottingham
NG7 2RD - Notes
- contact: Dr Peter Davies
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