Screen LibrarySustaining life：how human health depends on biodiversity
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 542 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780195175097 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195175093 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | X176 |
| CLC: |
X176 X17 Q16 |
| Call Number: | X17/S964 |
| Contents: |
"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union." Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-514) and index. Foreword / Edward O Wilson -- Prologue / Kofi Annan -- 1: What Is Biodiversity? / Stuart L Pimm, Maria Alice S Alves, Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein -- Determining rates of species extinction -- Secondary extinctions -- Loss of populations and genes -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 2: How Is Biodiversity Threatened By Human Activity? / Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein -- Habitat loss: on land -- Habitat loss: in the oceans -- Habitat loss: fresh water -- Overexploitation -- Introduced species -- Infectious diseases -- Pollution -- Ultraviolet radiation -- War and conflict -- Global climate change -- Suggested readings -- 3: Ecosystem Services / Jerry Melillo and Osvaldo Sala -- Character of ecosystem services ... |