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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... fish species in Lake Victoria is threatened by one predator , the Nile perch , introduced by the Ugandan government in the 1920s as a game fish ( Wilson 1992 , 112 ) . A more recent and possi- bly more serious threat to the endemic ...
... fish species in Lake Victoria is threatened by one predator , the Nile perch , introduced by the Ugandan government in the 1920s as a game fish ( Wilson 1992 , 112 ) . A more recent and possi- bly more serious threat to the endemic ...
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... fish are zooplankton feeders , but herrings ( the clupea species is shown on the upper left ) consume phytoplankton as a significant part of their diet . Herrings and other planktonic fish are eaten by seabirds ( top center ) and larger ...
... fish are zooplankton feeders , but herrings ( the clupea species is shown on the upper left ) consume phytoplankton as a significant part of their diet . Herrings and other planktonic fish are eaten by seabirds ( top center ) and larger ...
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... fish ( fish like salmon that spend most of their life in the ocean but breed in fresh water ) . It is the agency charged with implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The USFWS identifies species that are " endangered " ( likely ...
... fish ( fish like salmon that spend most of their life in the ocean but breed in fresh water ) . It is the agency charged with implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The USFWS identifies species that are " endangered " ( likely ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
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