A comprehensive assessment of biodiversity in the US and Canada. The authors, scientists with the World Wildlife Fund, use a rigorous ecoregion approach, rather than the less relevant state-by-state approach. Six chapters present the rationale for the approach, defining the ecoregions and analyzing the threats to each. From this the authors develop a conservation agenda and set out recommendations for preserving and restoring biodiversity to the continent. Thirteen colour maps provide essential information about each ecoregion and its biodiversity.
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Ricketts et al. have tackled a monumental task--describing patterns in biodiversity throughout North America. For years, conservation biology has need a new perspective, a breath of fresh air, and the authors of this wonderful book have supplied both the perspective and the fresh air! The authors write with clarity and a refreshing lack of jargon. Buy this book just for the wonderful color maps. No, buy this book for the essays by special essays. No, buy this book for the information packed in it. If you're at all interested in conservation biology or ecology, buy this book.
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The biodiversity of North America offers many superlatives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, Southeastern Conifer Forests, Blue Ridge Forests, Southeastern Mixed Forests, Great Plains, Appalachian Mixed Mesophytic Forests, Sierra Nevada Forests, Central Pacific Coastal Forests, Central Tall Grasslands, Eastern Canadian Shield Taiga, Florida Sand Pine Scrub, The Nature Conservancy, Flint Hills Tall Grasslands, Great Basin Shrub Steppe, Hawaiian Moist Forests, Arctic Coastal Tundra, British Columbia Mainland Coastal Forests, Puerto Rico, Slave Lake Forests, Hardwood Forests, Middle Atlantic Coastal Forests, Northern Cordillera Forests, Northwestern Mixed Grasslands, Aleutian Islands Tundra New!
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The biodiversity of North America offers many superlatives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, Southeastern Conifer Forests, Blue Ridge Forests, Southeastern Mixed Forests, Great Plains, Appalachian Mixed Mesophytic Forests, Sierra Nevada Forests, Central Pacific Coastal Forests, Central Tall Grasslands, Eastern Canadian Shield Taiga, Florida Sand Pine Scrub, The Nature Conservancy, Flint Hills Tall Grasslands, Great Basin Shrub Steppe, Hawaiian Moist Forests, Arctic Coastal Tundra, British Columbia Mainland Coastal Forests, Puerto Rico, Slave Lake Forests, Hardwood Forests, Middle Atlantic Coastal Forests, Northern Cordillera Forests, Northwestern Mixed Grasslands, Aleutian Islands Tundra New!
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