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Conservation of Threatened Plants
J . Ed(S): Simmons
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Description for Conservation of Threatened Plants
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Simmons, J. Series: NATO Conference Series (Closed) / I Ecology. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PST; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 617.
During the last hlO hundred years man has changed from living in equilibrium with the natural world which sustained him, to a new position in which he is now its undisputed ruler - and very often out of equilibrium - able in a matter of hours to reduce miles of forest to devastated, potential desert. This destructive and wasteful ability has increas~d dramatically over recent years. At the same time however the need for conservation, particularly of plants as a resource for the future, has also become apparent, along with the realisation that advanced technologies can produce more from existing ... Read more
During the last hlO hundred years man has changed from living in equilibrium with the natural world which sustained him, to a new position in which he is now its undisputed ruler - and very often out of equilibrium - able in a matter of hours to reduce miles of forest to devastated, potential desert. This destructive and wasteful ability has increas~d dramatically over recent years. At the same time however the need for conservation, particularly of plants as a resource for the future, has also become apparent, along with the realisation that advanced technologies can produce more from existing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
Series
NATO Conference Series (Closed) / I Ecology
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468425192
SKU
V9781468425192
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99-15
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