American Capitalism

American Capitalism

New Histories

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.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • The Current State of Biological Diversity
  • Part 1: Challenges to the Preservation of Biodiversity
  • Part 2: Human Dependence on Biological Diversity
  • Part 3: Diversity at Risk: Tropical Forests
  • Part 4: Diversity at Risk: The Global Perspective
  • Part 5: The Value of Biodiversity
  • Part 6: How is Biodiversity Monitored and Protected?
  • Part 7: Science and Technology: How Can They Help?
  • Part 8: Restoration Ecology: Can We Recover Lost Ground?
  • Part 9: Alternatives to Destruction
  • Part 10: Policies to Protect Diversity
  • Part 11: Present Problems and Future Prospects
  • Part 12: Ways of Seeing the Biosphere
  • Part 13: Epilogue
  • Index

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