The Game of Species
An Introduction to Biodiversity
$49.62
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2025
Summary
Why is life so diverse? Why are there so many different species? This book explores the origins of biodiversity, its evolution and its continuation, as well as the impact that humans are having on this natural heritage.
Richly illustrated, accessible and engaging, The Game of Species is structured like the instruction manual for a board game whose separate pieces are individual species. Each chapter explores a different aspect of this game: the origin of the pieces, how they …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784275587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784275581 |
| Author: | Julián Simón López-Villalta |
| Publisher: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Imprint: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
This is a really good book and I thank the author for writing it so clearly… A book about all species on the whole of our planet over billions of years can surely be seen as mind-expanding and this book is designed to give you more of a grasp of how life got to where it is now. That’s surely worth a read?
– Mark Avery, environmentalist and wildlife campaignerThe Game of Species is a fantastic jumping-off point for biology students and anyone wanting to get to grips with biodiversity. In sum, it makes evolution understandable, while making it even more magical.
– Arjan Arenas * BNA Bulletin *About The Author
Julián Simón López-Villalta
Julián Simón López-Villalta is a biologist fascinated by one question: why are there so many species? His wide range of interests, from ecology to evolution and paleobiology, makes him consider possible answers from a broad perspective. He enjoys being in nature, either watching wildlife, doing nature photography, or geologizing; when possible, he takes along his high-school students of biology and geology. Julián lives in Miguelturra (Ciudad Real, Spain) with his wife.
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