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It Provides a Wealth of infromation on the effects on human behavior on the ecosystem. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution tackles the Critical issue for humanity in the 21st Century- our ever more menacing impact on the environmnent. This two volumes,illustrated set, edited by American Museum of Natural History Curator Niles Eldredge, begins with biodiversity, the Complex Planetar Web of life that has emerged through three billion yrars of evolution, How does it work? And why is its continued health critical to the Planet and to ourselves?More then 50 top scholars examine every from of life from amoebae to elephants, from plankton to whales. But Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution is more than a dcatalog of species. An A-Z survey explores the myriad ways hymanity is diminishing that biodiversity, from industrialization to nature habitat destruction, from overpopulation in the developing workd to an unsustainable consumer lifestyle in the West. Encyclopaedia of Biodiversity,Ecology, and Evolutuion is the essential reference work for anyone curious about our planet`s extraordinary of life and the unprecedented threats it faces.
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