عنوان

Extinction in our times :

(Number (ISBN

0195316940 (cloth : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9780195316940 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Title Proper

Extinction in our times :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

global amphibian decline /

First Statement of Responsibility

James P. Collins, Martha L. Crump

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xx, 273 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill., maps ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Text of Note

"For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times , James Collins and Martha Crump explore these pressing questions and many others as they document the first modern extinction event across an entire vertebrate class, using global examples that range from the Sierra Nevada of California to the rainforests of Costa Rica and the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. Joining scientific rigor and vivid storytelling, this book is the first to use amphibian decline as a lens through which to see more clearly the larger story of climate change, conservation of biodiversity, and a host of profoundly important ecological, evolutionary, ethical, philosophical, and sociological issues." -- Book jacket

Amphibian declines

Extinct amphibians

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Book number

Collins, James P

Crump, Martha L

Date of Transaction

20110420090706.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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