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Title: BIODIVERSITY UNDER THREAT
By: R. E. Hester (Editor), R. M. Harrison (Editor), Terence W. Parr
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0854042512
ISBN 13: 9780854042517
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Publisher: ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY
Pub. date: 1 July, 2007
Series: Issues in Environmental Science and Technology v. 25
Pages: 290
Description: In this book the editors have provided a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them.
Synopsis: There is much public concern about threats to global biodiversity. Industrial pollution, changes in agricultural practices and climate change, are all having a direct impact on biodiversity. In this book the Editors provide a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them. This excellent text includes the work of some 44 authors and offers a solid description of the current understanding of threats to biodiversity with a range of illustrative examples - a valuable point of reference for ecologists, environmental scientists, and students as well as, policymakers and all other environmental professionals.
Illustrations: 1, black & white illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Royal Society of Chemistry
Returns: Returnable
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