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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... economic situations in most debtor countries didn't improve with massive borrowing - in many cases economic situations actually got worse . Now these governments are being forced by their creditors to implement austerity plans that ...
... economic situations in most debtor countries didn't improve with massive borrowing - in many cases economic situations actually got worse . Now these governments are being forced by their creditors to implement austerity plans that ...
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... economic use of products of , 65 , 74 See also Economic benefit- sharing endangered " hotspots " of , 25 , 81-82 , 96 inventories of , 41 , 54 , 59 , 60 , 62 , 124 , 145 measurement of , 11-15 print , nonprint resources on , 171-177 ...
... economic use of products of , 65 , 74 See also Economic benefit- sharing endangered " hotspots " of , 25 , 81-82 , 96 inventories of , 41 , 54 , 59 , 60 , 62 , 124 , 145 measurement of , 11-15 print , nonprint resources on , 171-177 ...
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... Economic development , 3 , 33-34 , 161 , 164 subsidies for , 34 , 142 , 150 See also Economic benefit- sharing ; Sustainable development Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy , Division of ( U.S. Dept. of Agriculture ) , 65 Economics for ...
... Economic development , 3 , 33-34 , 161 , 164 subsidies for , 34 , 142 , 150 See also Economic benefit- sharing ; Sustainable development Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy , Division of ( U.S. Dept. of Agriculture ) , 65 Economics for ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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