The Resource Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots, Alanna Mitchell
Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots, Alanna Mitchell
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- Summary
- "One hundred and fifty years after the publication of On the Origin of Species, environmental reporter Alanna Mitchell set out to retrace the idea of evolution and grapple with the fact that a massive extinction of the planet's species was well under way. So began a three-year odyssey in which Mitchell picked up where Darwin left off, examining not just the origin but also the ultimate fate of our world." "Combining scientific curiosity with travel and adventure, Dancing at the Dead Sea takes the reader on an intimate tour through the world's environmental hotspots. Readers join Mitchell as she tracks the spectacular biodiversity of regions as extraordinary as the island of Madagascar, the rainforests of Suriname, the parched oases of Jordan, the Arctic desert of Banks Island, the volcanic crests of Iceland, and the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin conducted his famous research. Along the way, Mitchell introduces us to the numerous scientists and conservationists who are working on the ground to protect these endangered places. She also chronicles the courageous efforts of everyday men and women in these regions as they try to convince governments to turn the world's hotspots into environmentally protected areas." "Ultimately, Mitchell's travels around the world compel her to ponder our shelf life as a species in the grand evolutionary scheme of the planet. She wonders what Darwin would make of the profound ecological destruction she witnesses. Is the human race suicidal? What can help our species avert extinction? Posing tough and cutting questions such as these, Dancing at the Dead Sea is a must-read for aficionados of good science writing and travel literature alike."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 239 pages
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto, on: Key Porter Books, 2004
- Contents
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- Introduction: Dancing at the Dead Sea
- The Devil's chaplain
- In search of Lemurs
- Reading the secrets of the fossils
- Parched oasis
- Sunken graves of the high Arctic
- Where the rainforest goes on forever
- Iceland's new power
- Ocean's end
- Epilogue: Writing new legends
- Isbn
- 9780226532004
- Label
- Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots
- Title
- Dancing at the Dead Sea
- Title remainder
- tracking the world's environmental hotspots
- Statement of responsibility
- Alanna Mitchell
- Subject
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- Environmental degradation
- Environnement -- Dégradation
- Extinction (Biologie)
- Extinction (Biology)
- Extinction (Biology)
- Homme -- Influence sur la nature
- Environmental degradation
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Mitchell, Alanna -- Travel
- Mitchell, Alanna -- Voyages
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Travel
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "One hundred and fifty years after the publication of On the Origin of Species, environmental reporter Alanna Mitchell set out to retrace the idea of evolution and grapple with the fact that a massive extinction of the planet's species was well under way. So began a three-year odyssey in which Mitchell picked up where Darwin left off, examining not just the origin but also the ultimate fate of our world." "Combining scientific curiosity with travel and adventure, Dancing at the Dead Sea takes the reader on an intimate tour through the world's environmental hotspots. Readers join Mitchell as she tracks the spectacular biodiversity of regions as extraordinary as the island of Madagascar, the rainforests of Suriname, the parched oases of Jordan, the Arctic desert of Banks Island, the volcanic crests of Iceland, and the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin conducted his famous research. Along the way, Mitchell introduces us to the numerous scientists and conservationists who are working on the ground to protect these endangered places. She also chronicles the courageous efforts of everyday men and women in these regions as they try to convince governments to turn the world's hotspots into environmentally protected areas." "Ultimately, Mitchell's travels around the world compel her to ponder our shelf life as a species in the grand evolutionary scheme of the planet. She wonders what Darwin would make of the profound ecological destruction she witnesses. Is the human race suicidal? What can help our species avert extinction? Posing tough and cutting questions such as these, Dancing at the Dead Sea is a must-read for aficionados of good science writing and travel literature alike."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Dewey number
- 304.2/8
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GF75
- LC item number
- .M58 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mitchell, Alanna
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Nature
- Extinction (Biology)
- Environmental degradation
- Homme
- Extinction (Biologie)
- Environnement
- Environmental degradation
- Extinction (Biology)
- Nature
- Travel
- Label
- Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots, Alanna Mitchell
- Link
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto, on: Key Porter Books, 2004
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Dancing at the Dead Sea -- The Devil's chaplain -- In search of Lemurs -- Reading the secrets of the fossils -- Parched oasis -- Sunken graves of the high Arctic -- Where the rainforest goes on forever -- Iceland's new power -- Ocean's end -- Epilogue: Writing new legends
- Control code
- ocm57039713
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226532004
- Lccn
- 2004062123
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o57039713
- (OCoLC)57039713
- Label
- Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots, Alanna Mitchell
- Link
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto, on: Key Porter Books, 2004
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Dancing at the Dead Sea -- The Devil's chaplain -- In search of Lemurs -- Reading the secrets of the fossils -- Parched oasis -- Sunken graves of the high Arctic -- Where the rainforest goes on forever -- Iceland's new power -- Ocean's end -- Epilogue: Writing new legends
- Control code
- ocm57039713
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226532004
- Lccn
- 2004062123
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o57039713
- (OCoLC)57039713
Subject
- Environmental degradation
- Environnement -- Dégradation
- Extinction (Biologie)
- Extinction (Biology)
- Extinction (Biology)
- Homme -- Influence sur la nature
- Environmental degradation
- Mitchell, Alanna
- Mitchell, Alanna -- Travel
- Mitchell, Alanna -- Voyages
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on
- Travel
- Mitchell, Alanna
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