Wild solutions: how biodiversity is money in the bank
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New Haven
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Yale University Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xii, 261p. : ill. ; 22 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]254[-261(
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Introduction -- 2. Exploring a little-known planet -- 3. Basic survival -- 4. The natural Internet -- 5. Thirst : ecosystems and the world s water supply -- 6. Garbage red in tooth and claw -- 7. Natural enemies are best friends -- 8. Naturally selected -- 9. Miners canaries and sentinel pigs -- 01. Chemical engineers -- 11. Blueprints and inspiration from the wild -- 21. Wild medicine -- 31. Savings and loans
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
$ABiological diversity
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$AZoology, Economic
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
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QH
541
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15
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B56
B42
2001
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
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AU
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Andrew Beattie and Paul Ehrlich ; with illustrations by Christine Turnbull