World Wildlife Fund Guide To Extinct Species Of Modern Times Birds Of The Pacific Islands And North America Plants Of The Hawaiian Islands Fishes Of North America Mammals Of North And South Africa Mammals Of North America And The Atlantic Islands

Author : Walton Beacham
Publisher : Beacham Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Wildlife Fund Guide to Extinct Species of Modern Times: Birds of the Pacific islands and North America ; Plants of the Hawaiian islands ; Fishes of North America ; Mammals of North and South Africa ; Mammals of North America and the Atlantic islands written by Walton Beacham and published by Beacham Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes 211 species that are believed to have become extinct since 1570 and discusses their probable causes of extinction.

Author : Walton Beacham
Publisher : Beacham Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book World Wildlife Fund Guide to Extinct Species of Modern Times: Birds of the Pacific islands and North America ; Plants of the Hawaiian islands ; Fishes of North America ; Mammals of North and South Africa ; Mammals of North America and the Atlantic islands written by Walton Beacham and published by Beacham Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes 211 species that are believed to have become extinct since 1570 and discusses their probable causes of extinction.

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Total Pages : 2744 pages
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Download or read book Book Review Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 2744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ulf Gärdenfors
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9782831703350
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals written by Ulf Gärdenfors and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1996 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented. This is taken further in the 1996 edition, which is also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN Red List category system.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309052912
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and the Endangered Species Act written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-10-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits. In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective. The committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinctionâ€"and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitatâ€"its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESAâ€"is explored in detail. The book analyzes: Concepts of speciesâ€"how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA. Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies. Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESAâ€"how these decisions can be made more effectively. The book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.

Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461569915
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extinct and Vanishing Animals written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the limited scope of this book I wish to present a brief review of the progressive destruction of nature, particularly in the domain of animal life, and at the same time to ill- trate some of the possibilities by BIII: - Ion-.--------------, which man can prevent this de- 3 ---------- f_4 struction. As the mightiest creation of na- 2,51-______ a _ ___ L...-_j ture, man extends his influence into all of nature's provinces and in- 2 1--- - -------1---; habits all zones of the earth., 51----------1'------1 Civilization and technology, ulti mate consequences of his unique 1 cerebral development, have pro moted man to this position of O >, I, ., oo-="'------------I power. An enormous population increase in recent centuries has 1850 1100 1700 1800 1BIIO 1800 .110.2000 made him one of the most numer An ous of all animal forms. A com h parison of the alarming climb of 5 earth's population curve (Fig. la) -,"0 with the graphical representation r-- of exterminated animal species 30 r- (Fig. Ib) establishes a striking conformity. The steeper the human 20 r-- population curve climbs, the higher 10- stretch the bars representing the h -r-- number of exterminated animal 1650 1700 17150 1800 18SO 1900 19SO 2000 species.

Author : Eric Dinerstein
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean written by Eric Dinerstein and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approach; Major ecosystem types, major habitat types, and ecoregions of LAC; Conservation status of terretrial ecoregions of LAC; Biological distinctiveness of territorial ecoregions of LAC at different biogeographic scales results; Integrating biological distinctiveness and conservation status; Conservation assessment of mangrove ecosystems.

Author : Stanford Environmental Law Society
Publisher : Stanford Environmental Law Soc
ISBN 13 : 9780804738439
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Endangered Species Act written by Stanford Environmental Law Society and published by Stanford Environmental Law Soc. This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is a guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. It is intended for lawyers, government agency employees, students, community activists, businesspeople, and any citizen who wants to understand the Act--its history, provisions, accomplishments, and failures.

Author : Alfonso Alonso
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781422399996
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity written by Alfonso Alonso and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity is the extraordinary variety of life on Earth -- from genes & species to ecosystems & the valuable functions they perform. Life as we know it will not be the same if our rich biodiversity heritage is dramatically altered. And the signs indicate that this is precisely what is happening. Biodiversity is threatened, & not because of catastrophic events. The current threat to biodiversity, & thus to the tapestry of life, stems primarily from expanding human populations & increased human consumption of natural resources. Fortunately, we can take steps to protect our rich biodiversity. This report explains what biodiversity is, why it is so important, why it is threatened, & what can be done to conserve this valuable resource. Illustrations.

Author : Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831710634
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wildlife in a Changing World written by Jean-Christophe Vié and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."