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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Eric Dinerstein |
| ISBN: | 9781610911955 1610911954 9781610911962 1610911962 |
| OCLC Number: | 797334950 |
| Description: | xiii, 295 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The uncommon menagerie -- The gift of isolation -- A jaguar on the beach -- The firebird suite -- There, in the elephant grass -- Scent of an anteater -- Invasion and resistance -- Ghosts of Indochina -- Rarity made common. |
| Responsibility: | Eric Dinerstein. |
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Abstract:
Presents a new context for understanding rarity and its implications, both for our understanding of how the natural world works and for what it can teach us about protecting biodiversity during a time of large-scale environmental change. The author explores rarity as a central principle within conservation biology.
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"This is a truly fascinating and entertaining read-- and a quick one as it is rather hard to put it down once you've started into it -- and will no doubt have you looking at rare species in a whole new light, questioning what we really know of them, what their ecological roles truly are, and what might be done to preserve them in a way that is meaningful to their role in the local and global ecosystem."<br><br>--Jaymi Heimbuch "Treehugger " Read more...
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