Fragile Web: What Next for Nature?

Jonathan Silvertown

ISBN 10: 0565092618 / ISBN 13: 9780565092610

Edité par The Natural History Museum, 2010

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"Fragile Web" is a remarkable exploration of the past, present and future of nature's remarkable diversity and how humans will impact upon its uncertain future. Written by a team of international experts, the book is divided into three main sections. The first section explores the origins of biodiversity and the evolution of life on Earth, from 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. It explains how species are formed, including the complex role of genetics, and how diversity hotspots such as the Amazonia region and Sahara desert have developed. The second section examines ecology and how human activities can foster rather than threaten biodiversity. It explains the importance of the world's ecosystems and how they function, and suggests how we can enjoy and appreciate nature to the full. In the final section, Fate, the book discusses the major threats to our natural world, both now and in the future, and considers possible solutions. Fully illustrated with photographs diagrams and maps, "Fragile Web" provides a timely snapshot of the state of life on Earth and considers what may be next for our natural world.

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• Titre: Fragile Web: What Next for Nature?
• Éditeur: The Natural History Museum
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0565092618
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780565092610
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New

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FRAGILE WEB , 9780565092610

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The book is a collaboration led by experts at The Open University, UK. Editor and contributor Jonathan Silvertown is an ecologist in the Department of Life Sciences and is internationally known for his research on the evolution and ecology of plants. The other contributors are: Callum Roberts from the University of York, UK; Joanna Freeland from the Trent University, Canada; and from the Open University, UK, William Gosling, Tim Halliday, Donal O Donnell, Phil Sarre, Peter Skelton and David Robinson.