Encyclopedia of biodiversity
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Published: |
Facts On File,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Facts on File science library |
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Carrier Form: | xv, 598 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780816077267 0816077266 |
Index Number: | Q16 |
CLC: | Q16-61 |
Call Number: | Q16-61/R497 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Entries A-Z -- Essays. "Why are there so many species?" ; "Ghosts of biodiversity past" ; "Ecosystem services: public or private costs?" ; "Life of earth: portrait of a beautiful, middle-aged, stressed-out planet" ; "If humans vanished ..." -- Appendixes. Chronology ; Glossary ; Further resources ; Classification. |