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Biotic Homogenization
. Ed(S): Lockwood, Judy L.; McKinney, Michael L.
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Description for Biotic Homogenization
Hardback. Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. The outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. It is a global environmental catastrophe, the Earth has never witnessed such a broad and complete reorganization of species distribution. Editor(s): Lockwood, Judy L.; McKinney, Michael L. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. In this way, fast food restaurants exist in Moscow and Java Sparrows breed on Hawaii.
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Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. In this way, fast food restaurants exist in Moscow and Java Sparrows breed on Hawaii.
Biological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306465420
SKU
V9780306465420
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Biotic Homogenization
`Biotic Homogenization is a useful and interesting compilation. Certainly it belongs in the stacks of any library aiming to have a good natural sciences collection, and it might serve well as a textbook for courses addressing issues of biodiversity or species invasion in an in-depth fashion. Each chapter's commendable list of references cited will no ... Read more