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Before they vanish : saving nature's populations--and ourselves /

This work is a new, hopeful analysis from the world's top natural scientists that shows us the way to save the endangered species of the world.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ehrlich, Paul R. (Author), Ceballos, Gerardo (Author), Dirzo, Rodolfo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024].
Subjects:
Endangered species.
Extinction (Biology)
Plants > Extinction.
Table of Contents:
  • From origins to extinction
  • The sixth mass extinction
  • Lost and vanishing mammals
  • Bird songs long gone and declining
  • The silent crisis: other vertebrates
  • Ignored victimes: invertebrates
  • Vanishing green: plants
  • our emerald treasure
  • Microbes: a hidden world
  • Defaunation
  • Drivers of extinction
  • Nature's declines: the costs
  • The cure a bitter-sweet pill.