Biodiversity

Biodiversity
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 535
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ISBN-10 : 9780309037396
ISBN-13 : 0309037395
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Book Synopsis Biodiversity by : National Academy of Sciences/Smithsonian Institution

Download or read book Biodiversity written by National Academy of Sciences/Smithsonian Institution and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book for scientists and nonscientists alike calls attention to a most urgent global problem: the rapidly accelerating loss of plant and animal species to increasing human population pressure and the demands of economic development. Based on a major conference sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution, Biodiversity creates a systematic framework for analyzing the problem and searching for possible solutions.


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