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Saving nature's legacy : origins of the idea of biological diversity / Timothy J. Farnham.
Van Pelt Library QH541.15.B56 F37 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farnham, Timothy J.
- 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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