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Saving nature's legacy : origins of the idea of biological diversity / Timothy J. Farnham.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Farnham, Timothy J.
Contributor:
Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Biodiversity--History.
Biodiversity.
History.
Physical Description:
xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007]
Contents:
1 Defining the Modern Concept of Biological Diversity 11
2 A Vocabulary of Environmental Values 29
3 The Concern for Species Diversity: The Tradition of Wildlife Conservation in the United States 41
4 The Concern for Genetic Diversity: Science, Agriculture, and Conservation Biology 97
5 The Concern for Ecosystem Diversity: From Parks and Natural Areas to Biosphere Reserves 138
6 The General Scientific and Conservation Interest in Diversity, 1950-1980 180
7 The Making of a Conservation Paradigm: A Confluence of Interests and Values 205.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-261) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
ISBN:
9780300120059
0300120052
OCLC:
71632209

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