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Biodiversity
Today the world faces the prospect of a devastating mass extinction,
as species disappear at a rate that is many times faster than at any previous time in the
earth's history.
Finding ways to preserve the planet's rich variety of species is the challenge being taken
up by conservation biologists, scientists who use their knowledge of ecology, genetics,
and population dynamics to develop strategies for conserving biodiversity based on
scientific principles.
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Biodiversity
by E.O. Wilson, National Academ Smithsonian Institution, Frances Peter
Paperback (1989) |
This book calls attention to a most urgent
global problem: the rapidly accelerating loss of plant and animal species to
increasing human population pressure and the demands of economic
development. Biodiversity creates a systematic framework for analyzing the
problem and searching for possible solutions.
This important book for scientists and nonscientists alike calls attention
to a most urgent global problem: the rapidly accelerating loss of plant and
animal species to increasing human population pressure and the demands of
economic development. Based on a major conference sponsored by the National
Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution, Biodiversity creates a
systematic framework for analyzing the problem and searching for possible
solutions. |
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Principles
of Conservation Biology
by Gary Meffe, Ronald Carroll
Hardcover (1997) |
| A textbook that provides an extensive
overview of the science of conservation biology, for use in conservation biology courses
at the advanced undergraduate and early graduate level. The volume's 18
chapters are grouped in four parts: introductory concepts, population- level concerns,
system-level concerns, and practical applications and human concerns. Assumes
a basic background in biology and ecology. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc.
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Essentials
of Conservation Biology
by Richard Primack
Hardcover (1998) |
| Primarily a textbook for an undergraduate
biology course, but the extensive bibliography could also be useful for graduate students
and researchers. Combines theory and applied and basic research to explain the
connections between conservation biology and environmental ethics, law, and the social
sciences. Primack (biology, Boston U.) emphasizes the role that local people,
the general public, and governments play in protecting biological diversity.
Updated from the 1993 edition. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland,
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Seeds:
Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination
by Carol Baskin, Jerry Baskin
Hardcover (1998) |
| This textbook, suitable for ecologists,
plant scientists, agriculturists, and foresters, synthesizes a diverse body of knowledge
on seed germination with a focus on the two most important functions: dormancy and
germination. Topics covered include the types of dormancy, theories of the
relationship between dormancy and germination, the timing of germination, the various
factors that control germination, and the general aspects of germination in different
sorts of habitats. Book News, Inc.®. |
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Ecosystem
Health
by David Rapport, Richard Levins, Paul Epstein
Hardcover (1998) |
| Explains concepts, methods, and
applications in the field of ecosystem health, a field exploring the interactions between
human activity, social organization, natural systems, and human health, and bridging the
gap between public health interests and environmental concerns. After an
introductory section defining ecosystem health, sections cover approaches to assessing
ecosystem health, and ecosystem health and sustainability, and offer case studies.
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Alien
Invasion:
America's Battle With Non-Native Animals and Plants
by Robert Devine
Paperback (1999)Hardcover
(1998) |
A foreword by US Secretary of the Interior
Babbitt commences this non-technical assessment and call for education before it's too
late to counteract the alien invaders from Earth among us. Lists America's
most troublesome species of flora and fauna by region, but lacks any photos of nefarious
aliens such as hydrilla or rosy wolfsnail.
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The scope of this book, for reasons of practicality, is limited to the United States but
the problem is undoubtedly endemic to the entire planet. Still the coverage is
sufficient to recognize the root causes and these are described. |
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Life
in the Balance:
Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis
by Niles Eldredge
Hardcover (1998) |
Niles Eldredge lays it on the line in this
book, which will probably not be read by those who most need to heed its message.
Eldredge maintains that the human conquest of nature is resulting in the
sixth mass extinction of life on earth. If we were coal miners, we'd be
ignoring our dead canaries right now.
The New York Times Book Review, Richard Fortey
The story of man's dominion over nature and his subsequent abuse of power cannot be told
too often, and Eldredge... has provided one of the most succinct accounts yet. |
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