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Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist´s View of the Crisis We Face
Peter Sale
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Description for Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist´s View of the Crisis We Face
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592. An Ecologist's View of the Crisis We Face. 360 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNK. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight: 592.
Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics ... Read more
Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520274600
SKU
V9780520274600
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About Peter Sale
Peter F. Sale is Assistant Director, Institute for Water, Environment, and Health at United Nations University and University Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs, Coral Reef Fishes, and Marine Metapopulations.
Reviews for Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist´s View of the Crisis We Face
"Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues... A must-read for those that care about the planet Earth."
Ian Paulsen The Guardian / Birdbooker Report Blog "Sale provides a solid introduction to the study of ecology, simultaneously making readers comfortable with the science at hand and stressing the ... Read more
Ian Paulsen The Guardian / Birdbooker Report Blog "Sale provides a solid introduction to the study of ecology, simultaneously making readers comfortable with the science at hand and stressing the ... Read more