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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... preserves " protected by the Illinois Forest Preserve District had become trash- and weed - filled waste- lands . Packard had read a description by prairie ecologist Robert Betz of these ecosystems in their full glory , and he wondered ...
... preserves " protected by the Illinois Forest Preserve District had become trash- and weed - filled waste- lands . Packard had read a description by prairie ecologist Robert Betz of these ecosystems in their full glory , and he wondered ...
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... preserves . Early TNC members plied wealthy friends for funds to buy and manage land that seemed " natural " enough to ... preserve genetic diversity - land that supported endangered species and ecological communities . Since then , TNC ...
... preserves . Early TNC members plied wealthy friends for funds to buy and manage land that seemed " natural " enough to ... preserve genetic diversity - land that supported endangered species and ecological communities . Since then , TNC ...
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... preserved for its intrinsic worth , not for its potential economic benefit to humans . They criticize the conser ... preserve their land . Krasemann , Stephen J. , and Noel Grove . The Nature Conser- vancy : Preserving Eden . New ...
... preserved for its intrinsic worth , not for its potential economic benefit to humans . They criticize the conser ... preserve their land . Krasemann , Stephen J. , and Noel Grove . The Nature Conser- vancy : Preserving Eden . New ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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