What is the impact of declining biodiversity? / Stuart A. Kallen.
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TextSeries: Gale eBooks | Environmental impact (ReferencePoint Press)Publisher: San Diego, California : ReferencePoint Press, [2021]Copyright date: �2021Description: 1 online resource (80 pages) : color illustrationsContent type: - text
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- 9781682828625
- QH75Â .K337 2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
chapter one. What is biodiversity? -- chapter two. Hostile invaders -- chapter three. Forests fall, diversity shrinks -- chapter four. Threats to ocean ecosystems -- chapter five. Addressing problems, reducing threats.
This book shows how the survival of humanity directly depends on biodiversity; the wide variety of species that are vital for global food production, clean water, and carbon sequestration. But one million species are at risk of extinction. Topics include biodiversity threats, why biodiversity matters, and what people are doing to stop the decline.
Grades 10-12 ReferencePoint Press.
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