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Species at Risk Research in Australia
. Ed(S): Groves, R. H.; Ride, W. D. L.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Groves, R. H.; Ride, W. D. L. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 401.
Evolutionary progress has long been associated with the extinction of species. So why should we be concerned now, even when the number of species at risk is substantial, such as one tenth of the Australian flora? The reasons for concern are many stranded. Compassion is one strand. Remember the instructions to Noah: 'And you shall bring living creatures of every kind into the ark and keep them alive with you'. Guilt may be another strand, that our hunting, clearing, collecting, pollution, introduction of competitors and other human activities may have endangered species such as the Orange-bellied Parrot. Nostalgia for what ... Read more
Evolutionary progress has long been associated with the extinction of species. So why should we be concerned now, even when the number of species at risk is substantial, such as one tenth of the Australian flora? The reasons for concern are many stranded. Compassion is one strand. Remember the instructions to Noah: 'And you shall bring living creatures of every kind into the ark and keep them alive with you'. Guilt may be another strand, that our hunting, clearing, collecting, pollution, introduction of competitors and other human activities may have endangered species such as the Orange-bellied Parrot. Nostalgia for what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642685248
SKU
V9783642685248
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