Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face /

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Author / Creator:	Sale, Peter F.
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 339 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
Subject:	Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Environmental responsibility. Ecology. Ecology. Environmental responsibility. Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11101205

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ISBN:	9780520949836 0520949838 9780520267565 0520267567 9786613278265 6613278262
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics inc.
Other form:	Print version: Sale, Peter F. Our dying planet. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011

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