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The Diversity of Life

The Diversity of Life( )
Author: Wilson, Edward O.
ISBN:978-0-393-31047-4
Publication Date:Oct 1993
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

In this book a master scientist tells the story of how life on earth evolved. Edward O. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse and why that diversity is threatened today as never before. A great spasm of extinction — the disappearance of whole species — is occurring now, caused this time entirely by humans. Unlike the deterioration of the physical environment, which can be halted, the loss of biodiversity is a far more complex problem...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.13 x 9.18 x 1.05 Inches
Book Weight:0.812 Pounds
Author Biography
Wilson, Edward O. (Author)
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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