Silent earth : averting the insect apocalypse /
An award-winning entomologist and conservationist, drawing on thirty years of research, examines the evidence of an alarming drop in insect numbers around the world, which could cause an ecological disaster. What will happen when the bugs are all gone? Goulson explores the intrinsic connection betwe...
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New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: a life with insects
- Part I. Why insects matter. A brief history of insects ; The importance of insects ; The wonder of insects
- Part II. Insect declines. Evidence for insect declines ; Shifting baselines
- Part III. Causes of insect declines. Losing their home ; The poisoned land ; Weed control ; The green desert ; Pandora's box ; The coming storm ; Bauble Earth ; Invasions ; The known and unknown unknowns ; Death by a thousand cuts
- Part IV. Where are we headed?. A view from the future
- Part V. What can we do?. Raising awareness ; Greening our cities ; The future of farming ; Nature everywhere ; Actions for everyone.