The Resource Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face, Peter F. Sale
Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face, Peter F. Sale
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The item Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face, Peter F. Sale represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics inc
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 339 pages)
- Contents
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- Information : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs
- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature
- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum
- Isbn
- 9780520949836
- Label
- Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face
- Title
- Our dying planet
- Title remainder
- an ecologist's view of the crisis we face
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter F. Sale
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics inc
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sale, Peter F
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment
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- Nature
- Environmental responsibility
- Ecology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- NATURE
- Ecology
- Environmental responsibility
- Nature
- Label
- Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face, Peter F. Sale
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
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- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- Information : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature -- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum
- Control code
- ocn747411314
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 339 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520949836
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 215df919-8a6a-43c1-8cd4-72c79729b497
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)747411314
- Label
- Our dying planet : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face, Peter F. Sale
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Information : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature -- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum
- Control code
- ocn747411314
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 339 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520949836
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/cttt0xr7
- 215df919-8a6a-43c1-8cd4-72c79729b497
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)747411314
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