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Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity: 4 Reprint Edition
Author(s): Ken Thompson (Author)
- Publisher: Green Books (UK)
- Publication Date: 14 Sept. 2010
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1900322862
- ISBN-13: 9781900322867
Book Description
How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world?
All over the world, biodiversity is gravely threatened – by overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change. Yet life on Earth has previously experienced five episodes of mass extinction, and nature has repeatedly proved itself to be a resilient, regenerative force.
All over the world, biodiversity is gravely threatened – by overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change. Yet life on Earth has previously experienced five episodes of mass extinction, and nature has repeatedly proved itself to be a resilient, regenerative force.
In this fascinating book, ecologist Dr. Ken Thompson surveys the Earth’s biodiversity, its origins and some of the threats it currently faces. Thought-provoking and deeply engaging,
Do We Need Pandas? offers a non-technical overview of our ecosystems and expands on the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss.Importantly, it also examines what we should be doing to secure the survival not only of the species with which we share the planet, but of ourselves – and whether we need to be more concerned about ecosystems as a whole than about iconic species such as the orangutan and giant Panda.
Editorial Reviews
Review
I would recommend this book as a very good read to anyone involved in nature conservation. –Journal of Biological Education
To those of us who do not have ready access to scientific periodicals, this short book is a revelation. –Garden Talk
Do We Need Pandas? is an accessible and engaging read. The author’s ideas are well organised, with specific examples cited to demonstrate what is being discussed. –National Library of ScotlandAbout the Author
Dr. Ken Thompson recently retired as Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Senior Lecturer of the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield. He is author of several books, including The Books of Weeds, An Ear to the Ground: Understanding Your Garden and No Nettles Required: The reassuring truth about wildlife gardening, and co-author of The Ecology of Seeds.
