The Ghosts Of Evolution Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, And Other Ecological Anachronisms - Couverture souple

Barlow, Connie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465005527 ISBN 13 : 9780465005529

Editeur : Basic Books, 2002

Synopsis

A new vision is sweeping through ecological science: The dense web of dependencies that makes up an ecosystem has gained an added dimension-the dimension of time. Every field, forest, and park is full of living organisms adapted for relationships with creatures that are now extinct. In a vivid narrative, Connie Barlow shows how the idea of "missing partners" in nature evolved from isolated, curious examples into an idea that is transforming how ecologists understand the entire flora and fauna of the Americas. This fascinating book will enrich the experience of any amateur naturalist, as well as teach us that the ripples of biodiversity loss around us are just the leading edge of what may well become perilous cascades of extinction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Connie Barlow is an editor and author of several books including Green Space, Green Time. She lives in Rockland County, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465005527
• ISBN 13: 9780465005529
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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