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The Atlas of Endangered Species (3rd Ed.)
The Earthscan Atlas Series
Author: MacKay Richard
Language: EnglishSubject for The Atlas of Endangered Species:
Keywords
critically; american; samoa; durrell; wildlife; conservation; trust; world; heritage; site; Exclusive Economic Zone; Minke Whales; King Crabs; Marine Iguanas; Arctic Foxes; Humpback Whales; North Eastern Mexico; Cold Water Coral; Pouched Mammals; Domestic Cat; Alligator Skins; Dwarf Lemurs; Fin Whales; Brazilian Government; High Yield Breeds; Warm Blooded Vertebrates; Achieve Conservation Results; Hominini Tribe; Colin Tudge; Comet Showers; Vascular Plants; La Belle; Mesoamerican Biological Corridor; Mass Extinction; Stopover Sites
Publication date: 06-2017
· 18.9x24.6 cm · Hardback
Approximative price 25.76 €
Subject to availability at the publisher.
Add to cart the book of MacKay RichardPublication date: 10-2008
128 p. · 18.9x24.6 cm · Paperback
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Up to 20 percent of species may be extinct by 2030. Vividly presented through full-colour maps and graphics, this fully revised and updated atlas profiles species lost, threatened and surviving today. It examines different ecosystems, the major threats to their inhabitants and steps being taken towards conservation.
Fully revised and updated, containing new maps covering environmental impacts of human development including climate change and damage caused by deep-sea trawling and mining
Updated maps and data on birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and fish and of the increasing area of wetlands covered by the Ramsar Convention
The latest information on endangered mammal species such as the panda, the Arabian oryx and the bonobo
Introduction Part I: Extinction is Forever Part II: Fragile Regions Part III: Ecosystems Part IV: Endangered Plants and Trees Part V: Endangered Birds Part VI: Issues of Conservation Part VII: World Tables Fact File Further reading Index
Richard Mackay is a specialist in environmental impact assessment and environmental policy maker for major companies. His wildlife surveys include a report for the Aride Island Nature Reserve, Seychelles. He is co-author of the World Health Organization's award-winning Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment.