Extinction in Our Times - Global Amphibian Decline (Hardcover)

For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and Martha Crump explore these pressing questions and many others as they document the first modern extinction event across an entire vertebrate class, using global examples that range from the Sierra Nevada of California to the rainforests of Costa Rica and the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. Joining scientific rigor and vivid storytelling, this book is the first to use amphibian decline as a lens through which to see more clearly the larger story of climate change, conservation of biodiversity, and a host of profoundly important ecological, evolutionary, ethical, philosophical, and sociological issues.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	James P. Collins • Martha L Crump (Professor of Biology) • Thomas E. Lovejoy III
Dimensions:	239 x 161 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-531694-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
LSN:	0-19-531694-0
Barcode:	9780195316940

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