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The atlas of global conservation: changes, challenges, and opportunities to make a difference
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University of California Press
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
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From the Book
A New View of Our Home / Mark Tercek
Conservation Connections / Paul R. Ehrlich
Why Ecoregions? / Taylor Ricketts
Terrestrial ecoregions, realms, and biomes
Freshwater ecoregions and basins
Marine ecoregions, provinces, and realms
The Stories That Maps Tell / Jon Christensen
Habitats. Forests and woodlands: giving trees
Grasslands: where the buffalo roamed
Deserts and aridlands: hardy life under harsh conditions
Rivers and wetlands: the planet's lifeblood
Lakes: fragile pools of life
Caves and karst: troves of subterranean species
Hope in Habitats / Steven J. McCormick
Coasts and shelves: the sea's sunlit margins
Coral reefs: crown jewels of the ocean
Mangrove forests: bridging land and sea
Seagrass beds: marine meadows
Salt marshes: living filters along our coasts
High seas and deep oceans: Earth's uncharted "inner space"
Species. Plants: a vital variety
Freshwater fish: a diverse cast
Amphibians: fragile markers of the planet's health
Reptiles : prehistoric survivors
Migrations / Martin Wikelski, David S. Wilcove
Birds: everyday, everywhere wildlife
Mammals: shared destiny with our closest kin
Endemic species: in the narrowest niches
Evolutionary distinction: branches on the tree of life
Promoting Livelihoods, Saving Nature / Greg Mock
A World of Change. Human population: outnumbering nature
Consuming nature: running out of planet?
Climate change: the planetary emergency
Ultimate Agents of Global Change / Joel E. Cohen
Habitat loss on land: going, going,...
Coastal development: reshaping the seashore
Bottom trawling and dredging: scouring the seafloor
Landscape fragmentation: going to pieces
Thwarted fish runs: up against a wall
Global Contamination of the Biosphere / John Peterson Myers
Freshwater pollution: clear but hazardous
Nitrogen pollution: too much of a good thing
Ruin of the reefs: fading jewels, lost wealth
Into the wild: the cost of expanding human access
Poverty and Nature's Services / M. Sanjayan
Forest clearing: uprooting nature
Water stress: overused and undermanaged
Overfishing: emptying the oceans
Wildlife trade: sold into extinction
Future of Fisheries / Jackie Alder, Daniel Pauly
Fire: healthy doses of destruction
Dams and reservoirs: clogging Earth's arteries
Sediment flow: starving some habitats, smothering others
Melting ice and rising seas: squeezing the coasts
Disappearing glaciers: ice storage on a slippery slope
Nature Conservation and Climate Change / Jonathan M. Hoekstra
Terrestrial invaders: unwelcome guests
Freshwater invaders: good intentions with costly consequences
Marine invaders: stowaways attacking our coasts
Terrestrial animals at risk: more in jeopardy each year
Freshwater animals at risk: are their futures drying up?
Marine animals at risk: sea life unraveling
Taking Action. Protected areas on land: triumph for nature
Protecting rivers, lakes, and wetlands: thinking beyond park boundaries
Marine protected areas: oases for fish and people
Protecting nature's services: dividends from the wealth of nature
Convergent Conservation / Scott A. Morrison
International cooperation: saving the whales and more
Greening the marketplace: certifiably profitable
Collaborative solutions: problem-solving partnerships
Conservation on Our Watch / Gretchen C. Daily, Marilyn Cornelius, Charles J. Katz, Jr., Brian Shillinglaw
Rule of law: protecting the commons
Individual action: parting the waters
Restoring nature: mending the web of life
Our Future, Our Choices
Ecoregions.
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9780520262560
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