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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... conservationist principles . Residing on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota , on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwa people , LaDuke manages the White Earth Land ... conservationists , economists , 78 Biographical Sketches Aldo Leopold,
... conservationist principles . Residing on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota , on the ancestral lands of the Ojibwa people , LaDuke manages the White Earth Land ... conservationists , economists , 78 Biographical Sketches Aldo Leopold,
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... Conservationists argue that without these services , life on earth would soon collapse due to a lack of air , water , and soil nutrients . Table 4.3 lists the major ser- vices provided by ecosystems . Protected Areas Conservationists ...
... Conservationists argue that without these services , life on earth would soon collapse due to a lack of air , water , and soil nutrients . Table 4.3 lists the major ser- vices provided by ecosystems . Protected Areas Conservationists ...
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... Conservationist Cristina Alves has done much to make the tamarin into a symbol for Bahíans and is trying to convince them that their own well - being is tied into that of the tamarin . She and other conservationists are engineering a ...
... Conservationist Cristina Alves has done much to make the tamarin into a symbol for Bahíans and is trying to convince them that their own well - being is tied into that of the tamarin . She and other conservationists are engineering a ...
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Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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