The Resource The end of the wild, Stephen M. Meyer
The end of the wild, Stephen M. Meyer
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- Summary
- "Marshaling evidence from the last ten years of research, Stephen M. Meyer argues that nothing - not national or international laws, global bioreserves, local sustainability schemes, or "wildlands"--Will change the course we have set: the loss of half of the earth's species by the end of the century. We will come to share the planet only with species that thrive in human-dominated environments." "Although we have lost the race to save biodiversity, Meyer argues, we still must act. Without intervention, the ecosystems we depend on for a range of services - including water purification and storm damage control - could fail, and the global spread of pests and disease carriers could explode. If humanity is to survive, we must give up both the idea that we can restore wilderness and the haphazard strategy of protecting species-specific habitats. Instead, our conservation efforts should begin to focus on transregional "meta-reserves," designed primarily to protect the crucial functions of ecosystems."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 97 pages
- Contents
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- 1. The extinction crisis is over
- 2. Weedy species, relics, and ghosts
- 3. The case of the tiger salamander
- 4. How we transform nature into a product of our imagination
- 5. Why doing nothing would be worse
- 6. Our moral obligation
- 7. We have lost the wild for now
- Isbn
- 9780262134736
- Label
- The end of the wild
- Title
- The end of the wild
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen M. Meyer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Marshaling evidence from the last ten years of research, Stephen M. Meyer argues that nothing - not national or international laws, global bioreserves, local sustainability schemes, or "wildlands"--Will change the course we have set: the loss of half of the earth's species by the end of the century. We will come to share the planet only with species that thrive in human-dominated environments." "Although we have lost the race to save biodiversity, Meyer argues, we still must act. Without intervention, the ecosystems we depend on for a range of services - including water purification and storm damage control - could fail, and the global spread of pests and disease carriers could explode. If humanity is to survive, we must give up both the idea that we can restore wilderness and the haphazard strategy of protecting species-specific habitats. Instead, our conservation efforts should begin to focus on transregional "meta-reserves," designed primarily to protect the crucial functions of ecosystems."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Meyer, Stephen M
- Dewey number
- 333.95
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QH75
- LC item number
- .M478 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Biodiversity conservation
- Conservación de la diversidad biológica
- Biodiversity conservation
- Naturschutz
- Biologisk mångfald
- Naturvård
- Label
- The end of the wild, Stephen M. Meyer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-97)
- 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
- 1. The extinction crisis is over -- 2. Weedy species, relics, and ghosts -- 3. The case of the tiger salamander -- 4. How we transform nature into a product of our imagination -- 5. Why doing nothing would be worse -- 6. Our moral obligation -- 7. We have lost the wild for now
- Control code
- ocm70232363
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Extent
- 97 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262134736
- Lccn
- 2006021914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o70232363
- (OCoLC)70232363
- Label
- The end of the wild, Stephen M. Meyer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-97)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The extinction crisis is over -- 2. Weedy species, relics, and ghosts -- 3. The case of the tiger salamander -- 4. How we transform nature into a product of our imagination -- 5. Why doing nothing would be worse -- 6. Our moral obligation -- 7. We have lost the wild for now
- Control code
- ocm70232363
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Extent
- 97 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262134736
- Lccn
- 2006021914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o70232363
- (OCoLC)70232363
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