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Author: D.C.) National Forum on Biodiversity 1997 Washington, Peter H. RavenPublisher: Natl Academy Pr
ISBN-10: 0309065550Category: Outdoor, Nature
ISBN-13: 9780309065559 --
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Publication Year: 2000Condition: Good
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Editor:Peter H. Raven, Tania Williams

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Length:450 pages
Height:9.3 in.
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Weight:42.4 oz.

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From earliest times, human beings have noticed patterns in nature: night and day, tides and lunar cycles, the seasons, plant succession, animal migration. While recognition of patterns conferred great survival advantage, we are now in danger from our multiplying numbers and because we have altered those patterns for our own purposes. It is imperative that we engage again with the patterns of nature, but this time, with awareness of our impact as a species. How will burgeoning human populations affect the health of ecosystems? Is loss of species simply a regrettable byproduct of human expansion? What are the specific threats to extent and variability of life on earth? Nature and Human Society explores the impacts of human society on nature: population growth, the homogenization of biota as a result of tourism and trade, and other factors, including the social influences of law, religious belief, and public education. Do we have the tools to protect the variability of life on earth that is so essential to human welfare? The book looks at how the variety of life forms currently supports us and its potential to further enhance our lives and livelihood. Chapters explore specific threats caused by the loss of diversity in ecosystems, including the loss of ecosystem structure, introduced species, and the major problems and challenges posed by this loss. This volume explores the accelerated extinction of species and what we therefore stand to lose -- medicines, energy sources, crop pollination and pest control, the ability of water and soil to renew itself through biological processes, aesthetic and recreational benefits -- and how these losses may be felt locally and globally. The bookhelps renew our understanding and appreciation for natural patterns, with surprising details about microorganisms, nematodes, and other overlooked forms of life: their numbers, pervasiveness, value to a host of human endeavors, and importance to the health of the soil, water, and air. Nature and Human Society presents a wide-ranging exploration of these and other fundamental questions about our relationship with the environment.


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Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World

Committee for the Second Forum on Biodiversity, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council

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Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
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ISBN: 0309065550
Publication Date: 2000-03-07
Publisher: National Academies Press
Pages: 644
Height: 1.7000 inches
Width: 6.3000 inches
Weight: 2.8500 pounds

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