The Future of Life - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Edward O.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0316648531 ISBN 13 : 9780316648530

Editeur : Little, Brown & Company, 2002

Synopsis

Our world is far richer than previously conceived, yet so ravaged by human activity that half its species could be gone by the end of the 21st century. These two contrasting themes - unexpected magnificence and underestimated peril - have originated since the 1980s. In this book, scientist E.O. Wilson describes exactly what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever and what we can do right now to save them. Destruction of natural habitats, the rampant spread of invasive species, pollution, uncontrolled population growth and overharvesting are the main threats to our natural world. Wilson explains how each of these elements works to undo the web of life that supports us, and why it is in our best interests to stop it. The book is both a moving description of the world's astonishing animals and plants, and a guidebook for the protection of all its species, including our own.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in Alabama in 1929, Edward O. Wilson has taught at Harvard since 1955 where he is currently Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Little, Brown & Company
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0316648531
• ISBN 13: 9780316648530
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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