Biodiversity of Coasts |
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| Author:
| Pyers, Greg
Cavendish, Marshall |
| Series title: | Biodiversity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4202-6772-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education Australia
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Biodiversity looks at the biodiversity of habitat types and ecosystems. It examines the threats and efforts to conserve biodiversity and identifies biodiversity hotspots. Scientists estimate that as many as 50 species become extinct every day; human activities have sped up the natural rate of extinction by up to 1000 times.
Biodiversity looks at the biodiversity of habitat types and ecosystems. It examines the threats and efforts to conserve biodiversity and identifies biodiversity hotspots. Scientists estimate that as many as 50 species become extinct every day; human activities have sped up the natural rate of extinction by up to 1000 times.