Biodiversity: A Reference HandbookCurrent threats to biodiversity, extinction of species, and major changes in human behavior that experts think are needed to conserve existing biodiversity are all addressed. Successful examples of biodiversity conservation provide a hopeful conclusion for the book. Filled with data, anecdotes, and examples, Biodiversity will capture the interest of a variety of readers from students to scientists. |
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... Video Project Erosion of genetic diversity in agricultural crops may result in severe food shortages in the near future . Thousands of traditional crop plants are becoming extinct as farmers replace them with high - yielding hybrid ...
... Video Project Erosion of genetic diversity in agricultural crops may result in severe food shortages in the near future . Thousands of traditional crop plants are becoming extinct as farmers replace them with high - yielding hybrid ...
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... Video Project Industry leaders from five continents show how their companies are using cleaner technologies , exploring alternative energy sources , wasting less in the production process , and producing recyclable products . Economists ...
... Video Project Industry leaders from five continents show how their companies are using cleaner technologies , exploring alternative energy sources , wasting less in the production process , and producing recyclable products . Economists ...
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... Video Project In this moving production , narrated by James Earl Jones , religious and scientific leaders of the United States join together to urge a new environmental ethic , one of dominion , not domination . Natural Waste Water ...
... Video Project In this moving production , narrated by James Earl Jones , religious and scientific leaders of the United States join together to urge a new environmental ethic , one of dominion , not domination . Natural Waste Water ...
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Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
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