Sigwart J. What Species Mean: A User’s Guide to the Units of Biodiversity

Taylor & Francis, 2018. — 259 p.Premise.
General concepts.
Everyone uses species.
Why do the names keep changing?
Species are units of evolution.
Natural patterns in classification.
Are species real?
How to name a species.
Biodiversity and extinction through time.
How many species are there?
Dynamic patterns in biodiversity.
Translating biodiversity across cultural barriers