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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... ( purchase ) ; $ 50 ( rental ) The Cinema Guild The camera follows scientists from the National Institute for Amazonian Research , a Brazilian laboratory charged with studying the Amazon Basin's ecology and proposing development strate ...
... ( purchase ) ; $ 50 ( rental ) The Cinema Guild The camera follows scientists from the National Institute for Amazonian Research , a Brazilian laboratory charged with studying the Amazon Basin's ecology and proposing development strate ...
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... ( purchase ) ; $ 35 ( rental ) ; low - income discount The Video Project From the perspective of many Native Americans , their war with white settlers for control of natural resources is not over yet . This program shows tribes of the ...
... ( purchase ) ; $ 35 ( rental ) ; low - income discount The Video Project From the perspective of many Native Americans , their war with white settlers for control of natural resources is not over yet . This program shows tribes of the ...
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... ( purchase ) ; $ 50 ( rental ) Bullfrog Films Physicist Pierre Lehmann designed a composting toilet to save money , energy , and potable water . The biodiversity of his back- yard sewage treatment pond ( its microbes and water plants ) ...
... ( purchase ) ; $ 50 ( rental ) Bullfrog Films Physicist Pierre Lehmann designed a composting toilet to save money , energy , and potable water . The biodiversity of his back- yard sewage treatment pond ( its microbes and water plants ) ...
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Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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