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245 00 $aFragile web :$bwhat next for nature? /$cedited by Jonathan Silvertown ; authors, Joanna Freeland ... [et al.].
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$cc2010.
300 $a192 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [182]-187) and index.
505 0 $aOrigins of biodiversity -- Biodiversity and us -- Life's long and chequered career -- Evolution's atlas -- What is a species? -- Genes, genes, genes -- Ecology: function -- The web of nature -- What has biodiversity ever done for us? -- Valued landscapes -- Nature in the city -- Life in freshwater -- Fate: threats and solutions -- Going, going, gone: the sixth extinction -- The exhaustible sea -- Climate change -- Invasion planet Earth -- What next for nature?.
520 $aMaking clear why the future of biodiversity matters, this book unites a team of international experts to explore the wonder of the natural world. This book explains what biodiversity is and explores its evolution from 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. It discusses the importance of the world's ecosystems and how directly or indirectly humans are responsible for the fate of nature. It also examines what can be done to protect the natural world and why it matters. This book is a timely snapshot of the state of life on Earth.
650 0 $aBiodiversity.
650 0 $aEcology.
650 0 $aEnvironmental degradation.
700 1 $aSilvertown, Jonathan W.
700 1 $aFreeland, Joanna.
776 08 $iOnline version:$tFragile web.$dChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010$w(OCoLC)747652050
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