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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... pesticides . Pesticides are usually designed to protect one particular crop but often cause incalcula- ble damage to other organisms . As rain rinses sprayed crops , toxic runoff poisons waterways , wetlands , and aquatic organisms ...
... pesticides . Pesticides are usually designed to protect one particular crop but often cause incalcula- ble damage to other organisms . As rain rinses sprayed crops , toxic runoff poisons waterways , wetlands , and aquatic organisms ...
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... pesticides dieldrin and DDT , the peregrine falcon population in Britain has been reduced by 44 percent since World War II - only 350 pairs survive . Once use of these pesticides ceases in the late 1960s , the population increases until ...
... pesticides dieldrin and DDT , the peregrine falcon population in Britain has been reduced by 44 percent since World War II - only 350 pairs survive . Once use of these pesticides ceases in the late 1960s , the population increases until ...
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... pesticides . The title refers to the worst - case scenario : songbirds , poisoned by pesticide - sprayed insects , would never again enliven spring with their music . Silent Spring incited the people of the United States to demand ...
... pesticides . The title refers to the worst - case scenario : songbirds , poisoned by pesticide - sprayed insects , would never again enliven spring with their music . Silent Spring incited the people of the United States to demand ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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