Title & Author:

Fragile web : what next for nature? / edited by Jonathan Silvertown ; authors, Joanna Freeland [and others].

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Description:

192 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-187) and index.
Origins of biodiversity : Biodiversity and us -- Life’s long and chequered career -- Evolution’s atlas -- What is a species? -- Genes, genes, genes -- Ecology—function : The web of nature -- What has biodiversity ever done for us? -- Valued landscapes -- Nature in the city -- Life in freshwater -- Fate—threats and solutions : Going, going, gone: the sixth extinction -- The exhaustible sea -- Climate change -- Invasion planet earth -- What next for nature?.

Summary:

Making clear why the future of biodiversity matters, this book unites a team of international experts to explore the wonder of the natural world. This book explains what biodiversity is and explores its evolution from 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. It discusses the importance of the world's ecosystems and how directly or indirectly humans are responsible for the fate of nature. It also examines what can be done to protect the natural world and why it matters. This book is a timely snapshot of the state of life on Earth.

ISBN:

9780226757810 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0226757811 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Biodiversity.
Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Biodiversité.
Environnement Dégradation.
Biodiversität.
Artenreichtum Schutz.
Evolution Ökologie.
Ökologie.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Added entries:

Silvertown, Jonathan W.
Freeland, Joanna.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274470
Call No.: BIB 208212
Status: Available