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Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions
Russell A. Mittermeier, Patricio Robles Gil, Michael Hoffman, John Pilgrim, Thomas Brooks, Cristina Mittermeier, John Lamoreux, Gustavo A. B. de Fonseca
ISBN: 9789686397772
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Agrupacion Sierra Madre,Mexico
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As part of its commitment to global biodiversity conservation, CEMEX - one of the largest cement producers in the world - publishes Hotspots Revisited: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions, the twelfth title in a collection devoted to these purposes, and the fifth in a series produced in collaboration with Conservation International and Agrupacion Sierra Madre…
For decades, Conservation International has devoted itself not only to saving endangered regions on the planet but also to chronicling, in lavish volumes, the biodiversity of these areas. These volumes, according to Choice, are "a superbly produced...source of hard-to-find information on biodiversity, biogeography, and conservation." "Hotspots Revisited" continues this rich tradition, drawing on the organization's continuing work to identify, research, and document biologically diverse yet dangerously threatened regions. The first "Hotspots" volume identified twenty-five endangered regions; "Hotspots Revisited" reveals nine additional areas, from Melanesia to northern Mexico, that now meet the same criteria. "Hotspots Revisited" presents the most up-to-date analyses of the ecology of these endangered areas - including new information on freshwater fish and other animal populations. But the heart of the volume is the hundreds of vibrant color photographs of the animals and plants under threat. Magnificent in conception and flawless in execution, "Hotspots Revisited" will be equally at home on a scientist's shelf or an ecotourist's coffee table.
| ISBN | 9686397779 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9789686397772
(What's this?) | | Pages | 392 | | Publisher | Agrupacion Sierra Madre,Mexico | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Agrupacion Sierra Madre,Mexico | | Weight (grammes) | 3898 | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Amsterdam University Press - Care and Welfare | | Publication date | 13 Sep 2005 | | Height (mm) | 356 | | Writer of foreword | Harrison Ford | | Width (mm) | 299 | | Writer of preface | Peter A. Seligmann | | Spine width (mm) | 36 | | Library of Congress | QH | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY | 333.95 | |
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"Its elegant and informative text wraps around absolutely superb pictures of the world's rarest and most beautiful animals and plants. Do your soul and conservation a favor - buy it." - Adrian Barnett, New Scientist "Acting as both a magnificent encyclopedia of the 25 hotspots and as a plea for their salvation, the book succeeds wonderfully at both missions and is highly recommended." - Booklist"  Be the first to write a customer review
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