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050	0	0	_aQH78 _b.B56 2019
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245	0	0	_aBiological extinction : _bnew perspectives / _cedited by Partha Dasgupta, Peter H. Raven, Anna L. McIvor.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (xxii, 442 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Aug 2019).
520			_aThe rapidly increasing human pressure on the biosphere is pushing biodiversity into the sixth mass extinction event in the history of life on Earth. The organisms being exterminated are integral working parts of our planet's life support system, and their loss is permanent. Like climate change, this irreversible loss has potentially devastating consequences for humanity. As we come to recognise the many ways in which we depend on nature, this can pave the way for a new ethic that acknowledges the importance of co-existence between humans and other species. Biological Extinction features chapters contributed by leading thinkers in diverse fields of knowledge and practice, including biology, economics, geology, archaeology, demography, architecture and intermediate technology. Drawing on examples from various socio-ecological systems, the book offers new perspectives on the urgent issue of biological extinction, proposing novel solutions to the problems that we face.
650		0	_aExtinction (Biology)
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology)
650		0	_aAdaptation (Biology)
700	1		_aDasgupta, Partha, _eeditor.
700	1		_aRaven, Peter H., _eeditor.
700	1		_aMcIvor, A., _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108482288
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108668675
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