Screen LibraryEncyclopedia 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. |