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Hidden Pathways to Extinction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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Hidden Pathways to Extinction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Series: Fascinating Life Sciences
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This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of
the fundamental roles that ecological interactions play in
extinction processes, bringing to light an underground of hidden
pathways leading to the same dark place: biodiversity loss.We are
in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. We see species declining
and vanishing one after another. Poached rhinos, dolphins and
whales slaughtered, pandas surviving only in captivity are strong
emotional testimonials of what is happening. Yet, the main threat
to natural communities may be overshadowed by the disappearance of
large species, with most extinctions happening unnoticed and
involving less eye-catching organisms, such as parasites and
pollinators. Ecosystems hide countless, invisible wires connecting
organisms in dense networks of ecological interactions. Through
these networks, perturbations can propagate from one species to
another, producing unpredictable effects. In worst case scenarios,
the loss of one species might doom many others to extinction.
Ecologists now consider such mechanisms as a fundamental - and
still poorly understood - driver of the ongoing biodiversity
crisis. Hidden Pathways to Extinction makes the invisible links
connecting the fates of species and organisms evident, exploring
why complexity can enhance ecosystem stability and yet accelerate
species loss. Page after page, Strona provides convincing evidence
that we are primarily responsible for the fall in biodiversity,
that we are falling too, and that we need to redouble our
conservation efforts now, or it won't be long before we hit the
ground.
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