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010565
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England, Oneworld Publications, 2009.
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182pGreen Spine
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Beginners Guides
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Biodiversity: A Beginner's Guide combines the most up-to-date scientific thought with a genuine passion for the natural world. From the Kyoto agreement to ecotourism, and from mass extinctions to population explosions, John Spicer explores the causes behind and consequences of the current crisis in biodiversity, and urges us to take steps now to ensure that nature's wonders are enjoyed by future generations.
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Preface
The wood among which the trees are found
All creatures that on earth do dwell
Where on earth is biodiversity?
Diversity, extinction and deep time
Crisis? What crisis?
No such thing as a free lunch
Leaving the world as you would like to find it
The ring of living beauty
Further reading and website references
Appendix
Index
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9781851684717 Pb.
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023668
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Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 1999.
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132pYellow spine
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National Geographic
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Hosting an astonishing array of living things, our hospitable planet is becoming less for many species. Humans have begun to grasp the staggering variety and value of life on earth just as we push many species towards extinction. How will we save them?
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ID:
004573
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London, Collins Educational, 2007.
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272pBlack Spine
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Uncovers the dramatic story behind over 100 of the most threatened World Heritage sites. Covers various trheats, natural and mad-made that affect sites globally. Sites of natural and cultural significance have been preserved under International treaty as World Heritage sites since 1972.
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Foreword
Introduction
World Heritage Siite location map
Conflict
Theft
Development
Unsustainable Tourism
Pollution
Disasters
Constriants
Changing uses
Invaders
Climate change
UNESCO World Heritage Site information
Index
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9780007261185 Hb.
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010270
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New Delhi, Viva Education, 2004.
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80pWhite Spine
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Science works for kids
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Provides step-by-step lessons with student record sheets that facilitate the process of scientific inquiry.
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A habitat is a place where plants and animals naturally live
A desert habitat has very little rainfall
A forest is a tree-covered habitat
A pond is a fresh-water habitat
An ocean is a salt-water habitat
A savanna is a grassland habitat
A polar habitat is very cold
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8176498041 Pb.
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001731
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USA, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2003.
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64 P
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Kingfisher Knowledge
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753457768 Hardcover.
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009945
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Great Britain, A & C Black Publishers, 2008.
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40pGreen Spine
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CitizenKid collection
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Shows the interdependancy of every living thing and how every species is important.This book is a part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.
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9780713689723 Pb.
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004340
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Great Britain, University of California Press, 2002.
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xii,340pBlack Spine
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Discusses the expansion of environmental diversity through geological time and the pattern of its distribution over the surface of the Earth, and analyzes trends in the condition of the main ecosystem types and the species integral to them.
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The biosphere
The diversity of organisms
Biodiversity through time
Humans, food and biodiversity
Terrestrial biodiversity
Marine biodiversity
Inland water biodiversity
Global biodiversity: responding to change
The phyla of living organisms
Important food crops
Domestic livestock
Recent vertebrate extinctions
Biodiversity at country level
Important areas for freshwater biodiversity
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0520236688 Hb.
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