Waubonsee Community College

Biodiversity, conserving endangered species, Anne Maczulak

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Biodiversity

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Anne Maczulak

Green technology

conserving endangered species

From the Publisher: Green Technology is an eight-volume set that examines the relationship between human activities and their sometimes harmful consequences for the environment and explores new methods of repairing and restoring the Earth. Approaching environmental issues confronting society from a technological perspective has spawned significant controversy, and the books in this set present all sides of the debate. Designed to complement science curricula, the set also covers relevant history and new green technologies and innovations that will contribute to the field in the future. Biodiversity: Conserving Endangered Species explores the relationship between habitats and adaptation-two important areas of biodiversity, a field devoted to the study of the variety of living things on Earth or within a specific area. The book looks at the ways in which habitats are destroyed, the devastating effect this has on biodiversity, and the ways in which environmental scientists try to save endangered species by restoring their habitats. Sidebars citing actual examples and statistics, figures, and case studies enhance fundamental concepts and give the reader a sense of the urgency of the issues related to biodiversity. The volume includes information on animal and plant diversity, environmental ethics, global conservation strategies, human decisions that endanger wildlife, mapping and monitoring the environment, measuring diversity, native versus invasive species, species and extinction, urban development, and wildlife monitoring and preservation. The book contains 50 color photographs and line illustrations, three appendixes on conservation and diversity, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Green Technology is essential for general readers who seek information on the important issues that affect the environment worldwide

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Endangered Species -- Biodiversity debate -- Endangered and threatened species -- Web of life -- Case study: Ivory-billed woodpecker -- Preservation versus conservation -- Carl Linnaeus-the father of taxonomy -- Climate change and biodiversity -- Global community of species -- Environmental ethics -- Biodiversity treaty -- Conclusion -- 2: Measuring Species And Extinction -- Types of biological diversity -- Number of species on earth -- Keystone species -- Gene pools and niches -- Environmental ethics -- Environmental indicators -- Measuring species loss -- Case study: March of the Argentine ants -- Assessing habitats -- Extinction -- Watching a species disappear -- Preservation technology -- Conclusion -- 3: Protecting Native From Invasive Species -- Ecosystems invaded -- Species competition -- Migrations -- How resource partitioning preserves species -- Characteristics of adaptive species -- Consequences of invasion -- Eradication -- Zebra mussels -- Animal reintroduction -- Plant reintroduction -- Case study: Yellowstone's wolves -- Conclusion -- 4: Urban Development -- Human populations and biodiversity -- Case study: Everglades -- Habitat loss and fragmentation -- Succession -- Species adapted to urban life -- Maintaining migration corridors -- Urban greenways -- Monitoring and mapping the environment -- Conclusion -- 5: Nature Reserves -- History of wildlife preservation -- World's wildlife preserves -- Sanctuaries and artificial habitats -- Zoos and aquariums -- Animal species versus human hunger -- Poaching and wildlife trade -- Breeding and release programs -- Case study: Protecting Palau's biodiversity -- Conclusion -- 6: Species Protection -- Steps toward protecting species -- How human decisions endanger wildlife -- Global conservation strategies -- Lewis and Clark as naturalists -- Saving marine biodiversity -- Case study: Lake Victoria -- Wildlife monitoring -- How forensic science fights poaching -- Delisting process -- Conclusion -- 7: Methods For Measuring Diversity -- Climate and topography -- Mapping species and growth patterns -- Plant diversity richness -- Biodiversity hotspots around the world -- Plant rarity -- Animal diversity richness -- Animal rarity -- Species succession -- Amphibians and reptiles -- Aquatic biodiversity -- Case study: Ocean warming and phytoplankton -- Ranking the rare species -- Species distribution -- Conclusion -- 8: Future Needs -- Appendixes -- Glossary -- Further resources -- IndexEndangered species -- Measuring species and extinction -- Protecting native from invasive species -- Urban development -- Nature reserves -- Species protection -- Methods for measuring diversity -- Future needs

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