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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Page 170
... describes biodiversity from a scientific viewpoint and includes ecosystem descriptions , portraits of certain classes of organisms , and discussions of certain scientific questions pertaining to the new field of biodiversity . ⚫ The ...
... describes biodiversity from a scientific viewpoint and includes ecosystem descriptions , portraits of certain classes of organisms , and discussions of certain scientific questions pertaining to the new field of biodiversity . ⚫ The ...
Page 191
... describes the small - scale but enthusiastic revival of native agriculture . Although Nabhan focuses on the practices and crops of the Sonoran peoples - he is based in Tuscon , Arizona - he also takes the reader to northern Minnesota ...
... describes the small - scale but enthusiastic revival of native agriculture . Although Nabhan focuses on the practices and crops of the Sonoran peoples - he is based in Tuscon , Arizona - he also takes the reader to northern Minnesota ...
Page 249
... describes the environmental challenges facing Philippine environmentalists : massive destruction of mangroves by the aquaculture industry and extensive rain forest deforestation . Rain Forest Politics Interviewee : Date : Alexander ...
... describes the environmental challenges facing Philippine environmentalists : massive destruction of mangroves by the aquaculture industry and extensive rain forest deforestation . Rain Forest Politics Interviewee : Date : Alexander ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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