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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... insects ) are larger but live in cracks at the tops of trees and other places that people have a hard time reaching . In 1982 , Smithsonian Institution entomologist Terry Erwin performed a survey of insects inhabiting the canopy of a ...
... insects ) are larger but live in cracks at the tops of trees and other places that people have a hard time reaching . In 1982 , Smithsonian Institution entomologist Terry Erwin performed a survey of insects inhabiting the canopy of a ...
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... insects and birds that feed off the grasses , pollinating them and dispersing their seeds ; mammals that eat plants and animals and fertilize the soil as they defecate ; fungi and bacteria that inhabit the soil and break down feces and ...
... insects and birds that feed off the grasses , pollinating them and dispersing their seeds ; mammals that eat plants and animals and fertilize the soil as they defecate ; fungi and bacteria that inhabit the soil and break down feces and ...
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... insect world . For example , flowers and bugs show one pattern to us but sport a completely different one under ultraviolet light — a spectrum that insects perceive but we do not . These UV patterns help insects find nectar and each ...
... insect world . For example , flowers and bugs show one pattern to us but sport a completely different one under ultraviolet light — a spectrum that insects perceive but we do not . These UV patterns help insects find nectar and each ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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