Biodiversity

by Noah Berlatsky (Editor)

Overview

This book examines the issue of biodiversity, among and within plant and animal species in an environment, from a variety of international perspectives. Readers will evaluate biodiversity and economic development, and its relationships to wildlife, agriculture, and climate change. Perspectives stem from places such as Africa, Iraq, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, India, Australia, Jamaica, and the Arctic Ocean. Essay sources include Kwang-Tsao Shao, Roubina Basous Ghattas, Mizuho Aoki, Zadie Neufville, and the Environment News Service.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737769050
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/30/2013
Series:	Global Viewpoints Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introduction 12

Chapter 1 Biodiversity and Economic Development

1 Business Must Be Given a Role in Promoting Biodiversity James Griffiths 18

2 Biodiversity Could Be Casualty of Myanmar Openness Denis D. Gray 23

3 Development and Political Conflict Threaten Palestine's Plant Biodiversity Roubina Basous Ghattas 31

4 The Development of Tourism Is Destroying Biodiversity on the Galápagos Islands Carole Cadwalladr 37

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 45

Chapter 2 Biodiversity and Wildlife

1 In Africa, Locals Must Be Involved in Balancing Hunting and Biodiversity Kate Lee 47

2 In Canada, Deer Overpopulation Threatens Biodiversity Peter Arcese Tara Martin 53

3 In Iraq, Water Scarcity and Dam Building Threaten Migratory Birds 61

Environment News Service

4 In Japan, Invasive Fish Species Threaten Biodiversity Mizuho Aoki 68

5 In Taiwan, Overfishing Threatens Marine Biodiversity and Is Not Sustainable Kwang-Tsao Shao 74

6 In Antarctica, Fishing Fleets Threaten Albatross Species Becky Allen 85

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 91

Chapter 3 Biodiversity and Agriculture

1 Biodiversity Can Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change Janet Cotter Reyes Tirado 93

2 Widespread Local Extinctions in Tropical Forest "Remnants" Space Daily 104

3 In India, Honey Harvesting Is Threatened by Dwindling Biodiversity Simone Gie 109

4 Banking Against Doomsday Economist 116

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 121

Chapter 4 Biodiversity and Climate Change

1 Climate Change Is Reducing Biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean William Marsden 123

A study shows that climate change is threatening many marine Arctic species.

2 Threats Loom for Australia's Outback Biodiversity: Targeted News Service 128

3 Climate Change Threatens Jamaica's Biodiversity Zadie Neufville 132

4 International Programs Can Help Indonesia Fight Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Celia A. Harvey Jonah Busch Muhammad Farid 138

5 Biodiversity Loss Is as Much of an Ecological Threat as Climate Change 144

National Science Foundation

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 148

For Further Discussion 149

Organizations to Contact 151

Bibliography of Books 156

Index 159