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Dead serious : wild hope amid the sixth extinction / Eli J. Knapp ; chapter illustrations by Linda M. Knapp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knapp, Eli J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass extinctions.
- Extinction (Biology).
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Nature.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First Torrey House Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, Utah : Torrey House Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Through personal stories of mishap and adventure, historical vignettes, and scenic detours, professor Eli J. Knapp dissects eighteen critical forces that lie behind the earth's sixth extinction. Drawing from experiences across the globe, Knapp peeks into odd and overlooked corners of natural history, showing how ocean-going tortoises and ghost deer can both instruct and inspire. Full of humor, hope, and self-effacing scientific savvy, Knapp's exploration of our home planet provides welcome respite in a deadly serious subject."-- Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Rarity (Low Density)
- Rarity (Small, Infrequent Patches)
- Limited Dispersal Ability
- Inbreeding
- Loss Of Heterozygosity
- Founder Effects
- Hybridization
- Successional Loss Of Habitat
- Environmental Variation
- Long-Term Environmental Trends
- Catastrophe
- Extinction Or Reduction Of Mutualist Populations
- Competition
- Predation
- Disease
- Hunting And Collecting
- Habitat Disturbance
- Habitat Destruction.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324).
- ISBN:
- 9781948814409
- 1948814404
- OCLC:
- 1201227462
- Publisher Number:
- 99988703165
- 9781948814409
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