Fragile Web: What Next for Nature? - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0565092618 ISBN 13: 9780565092610

Verlag: The Natural History Museum, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

"Fragile Web" is a remarkable exploration of the past, present and future of nature's remarkable diversity and how humans will impact upon its uncertain future. Written by a team of international experts, the book is divided into three main sections. The first section explores the origins of biodiversity and the evolution of life on Earth, from 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. It explains how species are formed, including the complex role of genetics, and how diversity hotspots such as the Amazonia region and Sahara desert have developed. The second section examines ecology and how human activities can foster rather than threaten biodiversity. It explains the importance of the world's ecosystems and how they function, and suggests how we can enjoy and appreciate nature to the full. In the final section, Fate, the book discusses the major threats to our natural world, both now and in the future, and considers possible solutions. Fully illustrated with photographs diagrams and maps, "Fragile Web" provides a timely snapshot of the state of life on Earth and considers what may be next for our natural world.

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The book is a collaboration by experts at The Open University. Editor and contributor Jonathan Silvertown is an evolutionary biologist in the Department of Life Sciences and is internationally known for his research on the evolution and ecology of plants.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The Natural History Museum
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0565092618
• ISBN 13: 9780565092610
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
• Herausgeber: Silvertown Jonathan
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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