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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... threatened to some extent , certain places and certain types of habitats are especially vulnerable . Conservation International ( see Organizations ) has identified 17 " global biodiversity hotspots " that together occupy 2 percent of ...
... threatened to some extent , certain places and certain types of habitats are especially vulnerable . Conservation International ( see Organizations ) has identified 17 " global biodiversity hotspots " that together occupy 2 percent of ...
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... threatened , 11 of them have been recovered from endangerment , and 7 have become extinct . Several years earlier , the General Accounting Office found that 80 percent of endangered and threatened species continued to decline in ...
... threatened , 11 of them have been recovered from endangerment , and 7 have become extinct . Several years earlier , the General Accounting Office found that 80 percent of endangered and threatened species continued to decline in ...
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... threatened species , protected lands , forests , wetlands , marine and coastal areas , and environmental law . Their well - known Red Data Books list and describe species considered threatened , to varying degrees , with extinction ...
... threatened species , protected lands , forests , wetlands , marine and coastal areas , and environmental law . Their well - known Red Data Books list and describe species considered threatened , to varying degrees , with extinction ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
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