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Synopsis
Biodiversity is the whole of life on Earth - and every day it is diminished as human population growth and exploitation of land causes the extinction of animal and plant species. If the world does not act quickly and cooperatively, species numbering into the millions will be doomed. In the process, we lose opportunities in medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and a host of other human endeavors.
This is the warning sounded by some of the world's most renowned environmental authorities in Biodiversity II. In words meaningful to lay readers and scientists alike, this book alerts us that we may soon be bereft of species that could help us fight disease and produce useful products - not to mention bringing us the wonder of natural life. Unlike other books on the topic, Biodiversity II tells us what can and must be done right now to preserve life on Earth.
The experts who lend their voices to Biodiversity II explain how scientists study biodiversity, what they have learned about the scope of life on the planet, and what urgent questions remain. These experts advocate the fusion of resources already at our command - government biological surveys, private agencies, museum collections, universities - into a more effective force to better understand and protect the wealth of the natural world.
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This text updates the threat to many of the world's plant and animal species outlined in the earlier volume "Biodiversity", and provides a ten-year progress report on this new and vitally important area of biological science.
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Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson, Editors; A Joseph Henry Press book
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Biodiversity II : Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources
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Biodiversity: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources (Volume 2)
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Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources
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Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Assumed First Edtion. 551 Pages Indexed. Glossy colorful laminated cover. Minor wrinkling from light moisture exposure to pages i through v (Title and contents pages). Otherwise an as new book with faultless text. Despite recent alarms about altering and destroying the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms, species continue to vanish at a rapid rate, taking with them their genetic legacy and potential benefits. Many disappear before they can even be identified. Biodiversity II is a renewed call for urgency from some of the leading investigators in the field. This volume updates readers on the search for insight into Earth's species-and documents how much of life remains to be scientifically identified. It explores identification strategies and methods along with implications for protecting biodiversity. Contents in Seven Parts: the Meaning and Vlaue of Biodiversity, Patterns of the Biosphere How Much Biodiversity is There, Threats to Biodiversity What Have We Lost and What Might We Lose, Understanding and Using Biodiveristy, Building Toward a Solution New Directions and Applications, Getting the Job Done Institutional Human and Inofrmational Infrastructure, and Conclusions. Seller Inventory # 10940
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