Sparing nature : the conflict between human population growth and earth's biodiversity / Jeffrey K....
Sparing nature : the conflict between human population growth and earth's biodiversity / Jeffrey K....
Sparing nature : the conflict between human population growth and earth's biodiversity / Jeffrey K. McKee.
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N333.95/ 43
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English
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Physical content
xi, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Sparing Nature -- 2. The Scattered Seeds -- 3. The Human Wedge -- 4. Genesis of a Crisis -- 5. Germs of Existence -- 6. The Great Restrictive Law -- 7. Good to the Last Drop -- 8. Biodiversity in Action -- 9. Epilogue: The Keystone Species with a Choice.
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
2003.
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"Are humans too good at adapting to the earth's natural environment? Every day, there is a net gain of more than 200,000 people on the planet - that's 146 a minute. Has our explosive population growth led to the mass extinction of countless species in the earth's plant and animal communities?" "Jeffrey K. McKee contends it has. The more people ther...
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Sparing nature : the conflict between human population growth and earth's biodiversity / Jeffrey K. McKee.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N333.95/ 43
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74VvxBELmlGA
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0813531411 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780813531410 (alk. paper)
0813531411 (alk. paper)
9780813531410 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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333.95
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991016897339702626
