The Atlas of endangered species
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The Atlas of endangered species
David & Charles, 1992, c1991
- : us
- : uk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: Describes the various animals and plants throughout the world whose survival is being threatened and the steps being taken to save them from extinction
"First published in the USA by Macmillan, 1991"--T.p. verso
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Description
An atlas and study of the environments under threat throughout the world, which shows that many thousands of species of animals, insects and plants are at risk because of man's activities. It covers Europe, temperate Asia, North Africa, Canada, the USA, parts of Mexico, South and Central America and Southern Africa.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Biogeographic regions. Part 2 Climatic regions. Part 3 Natural disasters. Part 4 Pollution. Part 5 Population. Part 6 The species at risk. Part 7 The Palearctic region (Europe, temperate Asia, North Africa): habitat and plants
- wildlife
- species in focus, butterflies. Part 8 The Nearctic region (Canada, USA, parts of Mexico): habitat and plants
- wildlife
- species in focus, migrating birds. Part 9 The Neotropic region (South and Central America): habitat and plants
- wildlife
- species in focus, mangroves. Part 10 The Ethiopian region (Africa south of the Sahara): habitat and plants
- wildlife
- species in focus, tropical timbers. Part 11 The Indian and Oriental region (South of the Himalayas to Sulawesi): habitat and plants
- wildlife
- species in focus, coral reefs. Part 12 The Australasian region (New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand): habitat and plants
- wildlife
- species in focus, Antarctica. Part 13 Conservation in action.
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