Life in the balance : humanity and the biodiversity crisis / Niles Eldredge ; illustrations by Patri...
Life in the balance : humanity and the biodiversity crisis / Niles Eldredge ; illustrations by Patri...
Life in the balance : humanity and the biodiversity crisis / Niles Eldredge ; illustrations by Patricia Wynne.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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N333.95/36
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English
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Physical content
xv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Preface: The Biodiversity Crisis -- Ch. 1. Tales from the Swamp. Pt. I. The Biodiversity Crisis in Microcosm. Pt. II. The Ok Avango as Primordial Eden -- Ch. 2. Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology -- Ch. 3. The Tree of Life -- Ch. 4. Ecosystem Panorama -- Ch. 5. Biodiversity - A Threatened Natural...
Preface: The Biodiversity Crisis -- Ch. 1. Tales from the Swamp. Pt. I. The Biodiversity Crisis in Microcosm. Pt. II. The Ok Avango as Primordial Eden --Ch. 2. Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology -- Ch. 3. The Tree of Life -- Ch. 4. Ecosystem Panorama -- Ch. 5. Biodiversity - A Threatened Natural T...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
"Eldredge's tour ends at the Panama Canal, the site of one of humankind's greatest achievements, where, if only by necessity, practical solutions to maintaining biodiversity's delicate balance have been successfully implemented. If his message is not entirely pessimistic, it is not entirely hopeful either. There are a number of difficult actions we...
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Life in the balance : humanity and the biodiversity crisis / Niles Eldredge ; illustrations by Patricia Wynne.
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"A Peter N. Nevraumont book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-218) and index.
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c1998.
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N333.95/36
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74VM43mNqrLX
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ISBN
0691050090 (pbk.)
9780691001258 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691001251 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691050096 (pbk.)
DDC
333.95
MMS ID
991001417009702626
