Biodiversity

activities Africa agriculture Amazon America artificial insemination biodiversity biological diversity biologists biota biotic birds Brazil breeding California captive CHAPTER climate coastal communities conservation countries damaged ecosystems deforestation destruction dry forest ecological economic ecosystems effects Ehrlich embryo transfer endangered species endemic environment environmental estimates example extinction fauna Figure forestry fynbos gene genetic resources global grasslands habitat hectares human important increase insects International islands Kayapo land loss Madagascar major mammals million National Park native natural resources number of species organisms pastures plant species plants and animals populations potential prairie preservation Press primates problems production programs protected areas rain forest regions restoration restoration ecology result Science scientific seed soil Soulé square kilometers strategy survival trees tropical forests United University vegetation Washington wetland wild wildlands wildlife wood grass World Bank World Wildlife Fund Yanomami zones