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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A Reference Handbook Anne Becher. moth in very polluted areas of Detroit and England in the 1950s show that about 90 ... pollution control laws , however , the skies became clearer . Collections made in the same locations in 1995 showed ...
A Reference Handbook Anne Becher. moth in very polluted areas of Detroit and England in the 1950s show that about 90 ... pollution control laws , however , the skies became clearer . Collections made in the same locations in 1995 showed ...
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... polluting the water ; the amount of nitrogen being cycled has more than dou- bled ( due to activities such as mining , fertilizer man- ufacturing , and fossil fuels burning ) , which results in water pollution , fish kills , and ...
... polluting the water ; the amount of nitrogen being cycled has more than dou- bled ( due to activities such as mining , fertilizer man- ufacturing , and fossil fuels burning ) , which results in water pollution , fish kills , and ...
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... pollution near ground level , and acid precip- itation , are already causing widespread injury to humans , forests , and crops . Water resources Heedless exploitation of depletable ground water supplies endangers food production and ...
... pollution near ground level , and acid precip- itation , are already causing widespread injury to humans , forests , and crops . Water resources Heedless exploitation of depletable ground water supplies endangers food production and ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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