Loss of Biodiversity / Edition 1

by Sharon L. Spray, Karen L. McGlothlin, David Anderson, David Backus, Alan Balch

Overview

Loss of Biodiversity introduces readers to the important concepts for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of the declining diversity of life on the planet. Contributions from scientists, and academics in the social sciences and humanities provide readers with an initial "tool kit" for understanding the concepts central to their disciplinary perspective and the multi-dimensional aspects of the loss of biodiversity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742525672
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/22/2003
Series:	Exploring Environmental Challenges: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Dr. Sharon L. Spray is assistant professor of political science and environmental studies at Elon University and teaches courses in American politics, international environmental policy, and domestic environmental politics and law. Dr. Karen L. McGlothlin is assistant professor of biology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and teaches courses in invertebrate zoology, island ecology, entomology, and developmental biology.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Life Lines: A Geoscience Perspective on Historical Losses of Biodiversity Chapter 4 2. A Changing Balance: An Ecological Perspective on the Loss of Biodiversity Chapter 5 3.Diminishing Songbirds: A Conservation Biology Case Study of Eastern Songbirds Chapter 6 4. Valuing Nature: Ethical Perspectives on the Loss of Biodiversity Chapter 7 5. Pricing Protection: Understanding the Environmental Economics of Biodiversity Protection Chapter 8 6. The Politics of Biodiversity: A Political Case Study of the Endangered Species Act Chapter 9 7. The Global Challenge: Concluding Thoughts on the Loss of Biodiversity Part 10 Glossary

Editorial Reviews

Loss of Biodiversity represents a valuable resource for faculty who teach introductory courses on the environment and who wish to employ a multidisciplinary approach to their teaching. Sophisticated in style and content, it is, nevertheless, written at a level appropriate for beginning undergraduates. One of the book's strengths is the objective approach that the authors and editors employ, allowing both students and instructors to form their own opinions as to how the problem of biodiversity loss might best be solved. This provides a solid base from which engaging class discussions can occur.

Ecology

Highly recommended.

Choice Reviews

Highly recommended.

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Highly recommended.

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