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Life in the Balance. - Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis
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Résumé
In Life in the Balance, Niles Eldredge argues that the Earth is confronting an ecological disaster in the making. He reviews compelling evidence for this "biodiversity crisis", showing that species are dying out at an unnaturally rapid rate. This book explores the same themes that illuminate the American Museum of Natural History's new Hall of Biodiversity for which Eldredge is Scientific Curator. An eloquent and passionate account by one of today's leading scientists, Life in the Balance draws attention to one of the most pressing problems now facing the world.
Sommaire
- The biodiversity crisis
- Tales from the swamp
- Biodiversity, evolution, and ecology
- The tree of life
- Ecosystem panorama
- Biodiversity - a threatened natural treasure
- Striking a balance
- Animal species extinct since circa 1600
- Essential microbes, fungi, animals, and plants.
Caractéristiques
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Date de parution01/01/1998
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Editeur
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ISBN0-691-05009-0
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EAN9780691050096
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PrésentationBroché
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Nb. de pages224 pages
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Poids0.385 Kg
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Dimensions15,2 cm × 22,8 cm × 1,6 cm
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À propos de l'auteur
Biographie de Niles Eldredge
NILES ELDREDGE is Curator in the Department of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the author of numerous books, including The Miner's Canary, Fossils, and Time Frames: The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria (all three published by Princeton).Vous aimerez aussi
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