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Biologist John Spicer shows how closely our future is linked with that of biodiversity while navigating readers through some key problems facing our planet, including mass extinctions, population explosions, habitat destruction, and pollution. Along the way, he provides valuable insight into the impact humans have had upon the earth and its inhabitants, whether efforts such as ecotourism really help, and how scientists and economists calculate the 'value' of biodiversity. Passionately argued, this book is a must for anyone who has an appreciation for nature and wants to understand the real issues at stake in preserving it.
| ISBN | 1851684719 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781851684717
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 218 | | Publisher | Oneworld Publications | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Oneworld Publications | | Series title | Beginner's Guides | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 02 Nov 2006 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 333.95 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 180 | |
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| 1 | | The wood among which the trees are found | | 1 | | 2 | | All creatures that on earth do dwell | | 10 | | 3 | | Where on earth is biodiversity? | | 38 | | 4 | | Diversity, extinction and deep time | | 59 | | 5 | | Crisis? what crisis? | | 86 | | 6 | | No such thing as a free lunch | | 113 | | 7 | | Leaving the world as you would like to find it | | 139 | | 8 | | The ring of living beauty | | 158 |
Steven C. Stearns - Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University""Spicer combines his broad understanding of biodiversity with a passion to preseve it. I recommend it to anyone concerned about biodiversity."Ahmed Djoghlaf - Assistant Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme and Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biodiversity"A stimulating, authoritative and deeply rewarding read that makes you think about the natural world in a novel way."Randal Keynes - great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin and author of 'Annie's Box: Charles Darwin, His daughter and Human Evolution.'"This is science for the general reader at its very best - clear, committed, fascinating and laser-focused on the crisis we face."  Be the first to write a customer review
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