The Atlas of Endangered Species - Richard Mackay

The Atlas of Endangered Species

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Buch | Hardcover
128 Seiten
2017 | 3rd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-40715-2 (ISBN)
229,95 inkl. MwSt
Up to 20 per cent of species may be extinct by 2030. This title features the profiles of species lost, threatened and surviving. It examines various ecosystems, the major threats to their inhabitants and steps being taken towards conservation. It includes information on endangered mammal species such as the panda, the Arabian oryx and the bonobo.
Up to 20 percent of species may be extinct by 2030. Vividly presented through full-colour maps and graphics, this fully revised and updated atlas profiles species lost, threatened and surviving today. It examines different ecosystems, the major threats to their inhabitants and steps being taken towards conservation.

Fully revised and updated, containing new maps covering environmental impacts of human development including climate change and damage caused by deep-sea trawling and mining
Updated maps and data on birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and fish and of the increasing area of wetlands covered by the Ramsar Convention
The latest information on endangered mammal species such as the panda, the Arabian oryx and the bonobo

Richard Mackay is a specialist in environmental impact assessment and environmental policy maker for major companies. His wildlife surveys include a report for the Aride Island Nature Reserve, Seychelles. He is co-author of the World Health Organization's award-winning Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment.

Introduction Part I: Extinction is Forever Part II: Fragile Regions Part III: Ecosystems Part IV: Endangered Plants and Trees Part V: Endangered Birds Part VI: Issues of Conservation Part VII: World Tables Fact File Further reading Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie The Earthscan Atlas
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 400 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 1-138-40715-1 / 1138407151
ISBN-13 978-1-138-40715-2 / 9781138407152
Zustand Neuware
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