The diversity of life

Wilson, Edward Osborne 1929- (Author).

Summary: Cutting through the tangle of environmental issues that often obscure the real concern, Wilson maintains that the era of confrontation between forces for the preservation of nature and those for economic development is over; he convincingly drives home the point that both aims can, and must, be integrated. Unparalleled in its range and depth, Wilson's masterwork is essential reading for those who care about preserving the worlds biological variety and ensuring our planets health.

Record details

ISBN: 9780674212985 :
ISBN: 0674212983 :
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 424 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton, c1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:	First published as a Norton paperback 1993 by arrangement with Harvard University Press; reissued with a new Foreword 1999.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Violent Nature, Resilient Life -- 1: Storm over the Amazon -- 2: Krakatau -- 3: The Great Extinctions -- Biodiversity Rising -- 4: The Fundamental Unit -- 5: New Species -- 6: The Forces of Evolution -- 7: Adaptive Radiation -- 8: The Unexplored Biosphere -- 9: The Creation of Ecosystems -- 10: Biodiversity Reaches the Peak -- The Human Impact -- 11: The Life and Death of Species -- 12: Biodiversity Threatened -- 13: Unmined Riches -- 14: Resolution -- 15: The Environmental Ethic.