The Work of Nature

In The Work of Nature, noted science writer Yvonne Baskin examines the threats posed to humans by the loss of biodiversity. She summarizes and explains key findings from the ecological sciences, highlighting examples from around the world where shifts in species have affected the provision of clean air, pure water, fertile soils, lush landscapes, and stable natural communities. Distilling and bringing to life the work of the world's leading ecologists, The Work of Nature is the first book of its kind to clearly explain the practical consequences of declining biodiversity on ecosystem health and functioning.

המשפט הראשון: Our oldest faiths and deepest symbols reflect a primal connection to the natural world, to a living planet that long ago imprinted on the human consciousness a cyclic sense of death and decay, rebirth and renewal We do not question that flesh and bone and leaf litter will decay to dust, that seeds will sprout season after season and find renewed nourishment in the soil, that rivers can flow endles

שנה

1997

שפה

English

הוצאה

Island Press

מהדורות

1

עמודים

282

ISBN

9781559635202

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