Screen LibraryThe living planet : the state of the world's wildlife /
"Since 1970, there has been an overall decline in wildlife populations in the order of 52%. Freshwater species populations have declined by 76%; species populations in Central and South America have declined by 83%; and in the Indo-Pacific by 67%. These are often not complete extinctions, but l...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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"Since 1970, there has been an overall decline in wildlife populations in the order of 52%. Freshwater species populations have declined by 76%; species populations in Central and South America have declined by 83%; and in the Indo-Pacific by 67%. These are often not complete extinctions, but large declines in the numbers of animals in each species, as well as habitat loss. This presents us with a tremendous opportunity, before it is too late to rescue many species. This book documents the present state of wildlife on a global scale, using a taxonomic approach, and serving as a one stop place for people involved in conservation to be able to find out what is in decline, and the success stories that have occurred to bring back species from the brink of extinction - primarily due to conservation management techniques - as models for what we might achieve in the future"-- |
| Carrier Form: | x, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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9781108731652 1108731651 9781108499828 1108499821 |
| Index Number: | QL82 |
| CLC: | S863 |
| Call Number: | S863/L785 |
| Contents: | Flowering plants / Sara Oldfield and Lauren Gardiner -- Bryophytes and pteridophytes : spore-bearing land plants / Mary Gibby -- Terrestrial Mammals / Alexis M. Mychajliw. |