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The annihilation of nature : human extinction of birds and mammals /

"This book shows us the face of Earth sixth great mass extinction, revealing that this century is a time of darkness for the world birds and mammals. In The Annihilation of Nature, three of today most distinguished conservationists tell the stories of the birds and mammals we have lost and thos...

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Main Authors: Ceballos, Gerardo
Group Author: Ehrlich, Anne H; Ehrlich, Paul R; Yong, Ding Li
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Publisher Address: Baltimore :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Extinction Biology
Rare birds
Rare mammals
Biodiversity conservation
Summary: "This book shows us the face of Earth sixth great mass extinction, revealing that this century is a time of darkness for the world birds and mammals. In The Annihilation of Nature, three of today most distinguished conservationists tell the stories of the birds and mammals we have lost and those that are now on the road to extinction. These tragic tales, coupled with eighty-three color photographs from the world leading nature photographers, display the beauty and biodiversity that humans are squandering."--Jacket.
Carrier Form: xi, 191 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781421417189 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
1421417189 (hardback : alkaline paper)
9781421417196 (electronic)
1421417197 (electronic)
Index Number: GF75
CLC: Q111.7
Call Number: Q111.7/C387
Contents: The legacy -- Natural extinctions -- The Anthropocene -- Long-silenced songs -- Birds in trouble -- Mammals lost -- Vanishing mammals -- Why it all matters -- Drivers of death -- Beyond mourning -- Appendix. Common and scientific names of plants and animals mentioned in the book.

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