{"product_id":"loss-of-biodiversity-exploring-environmental-challenges-a-multidisciplinary-approach-9780742525672","title":"Loss of Biodiversity Exploring Environmental","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduces the reader to the important concepts essential for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of the declining diversity of life on the planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoss of Biodiversity represents a valuable resource for faculty who teach introductory courses on the environment and who wish to employ a multidisciplinary approach to their teaching. Sophisticated in style and content, it is, nevertheless, written at a level appropriate for beginning undergraduates. One of the book's strengths is the objective approach that the authors and editors employ, allowing both students and instructors to form their own opinions as to how the problem of biodiversity loss might best be solved. This provides a solid base from which engaging class discussions can occur. * Ecology *\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Life Lines:  A Geoscience Perspective on Historical Losses of Biodiversity Chapter 4 2. A Changing Balance:  An Ecological Perspective on the Loss of Biodiversity Chapter 5 3.Diminishing Songbirds: A Conservation Biology Case Study of Eastern Songbirds Chapter 6 4. Valuing Nature:  Ethical Perspectives on the Loss of Biodiversity Chapter 7 5. Pricing Protection:  Understanding the Environmental Economics of Biodiversity Protection Chapter 8 6. The Politics of Biodiversity:  A Political Case Study of the Endangered Species Act Chapter 9 7. The Global Challenge:  Concluding Thoughts on the Loss of Biodiversity Part 10 Glossary","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526881714519,"sku":"9780742525672","price":39.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742525672.jpg?v=1731865737","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/loss-of-biodiversity-exploring-environmental-challenges-a-multidisciplinary-approach-9780742525672","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}