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The quest to conserve rare breeds : setting the record straight /

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"Biological diversity is essential for sustainability, and in this book, Lawrence Alderson CBE corrects misconceptions while recounting the creation and development of the rare breed conservation movement. He addresses extinctions, endangered breeds, and safe-guarding genetic diversity while co...

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Main Author: Alderson, Lawrence (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston : CABI, [2020]
Subjects:
Rare breeds > Conservation.
Rare breeds > Breeding.
Sustainable biodiversity.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Biodiversity.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
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Summary:"Biological diversity is essential for sustainability, and in this book, Lawrence Alderson CBE corrects misconceptions while recounting the creation and development of the rare breed conservation movement. He addresses extinctions, endangered breeds, and safe-guarding genetic diversity while considering our future - challenged as it is by climate change, sustainability and feeding the world"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Description based on opening page (viewed Jul 16, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789247121
1789247128
9781789247138
1789247136
DOI:10.1079/9781789247114.0000