Driven to Extinction The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity

Name: Driven to Extinction The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity
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ISBN: 9781402772238

ISBN-10: 1402772238

ISBN-13: 9781402772238

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Authors: Richard Pearson, New York Staff American Museum of Natural History

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Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century? Written by a leading scientist in the field,Driven to Extinctiondraws upon fascinating case studies from around the world, providing balanced and well-reasoned insight into the potential impacts of climate change on the diversity of life. Richard Pearson focuses on the science of the issue, revealing what has happened-as well as what is likely to happen-to some of the world's weirdest and most wonderful species as global temperatures continue to rise. RICHARD PEARSONis a biodiversity scientist at the American Museum of Natural History with a Ph.D. from Oxford University. His research has been funded by grants from NASA and the…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Publication date: 3/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



A Climate for Life



Herps on Hills



To the Ends of the Earth



Out of Sync



A Global Fingerprint



Extinction Risk



Running to Keep Still



Complex Communities



Crying Wolf?



Twenty-First-Century Conservation


Notes


References


Further Reading


Conversions


Acknowledgments


Photo Credits


Index