Dead serious : wild hope amid the sixth extinction /
Knapp, Eli J.,
Dead serious : wild hope amid the sixth extinction / Eli J. Knapp ; chapter illustrations by Linda M. Knapp. - First Torrey House Press edition. - 324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324).
No risk it, no biscuit : rarity (low density) -- Goodness snakes alive : rarity (small, infrequent patches) -- Worms on the piano : limited dispersal ability -- The green fire : inbreeding -- Mona-sha-sha : loss of heterozygosity -- Duck, duck, goose : founder effects -- A new dog in town : hybridization -- Then I do so declare it : successional loss of habitat -- What does the fox say? : environmental variation -- A quadruped of the clawed kind : long-term environmental trends -- Hog wild : catastrophe -- How in Haleakalā? : extinction or reduction of mutualist populations -- The cardinal rule : competition -- The lunatic express : predation -- The keys of St. Hubert : disease -- A shot in the dark : hunting and collecting -- Batwoman : habitat disturbance -- Meltdown : habitat destruction.
"Through personal stories of mishap and adventure, historical vignettes, and scenic detours, professor Eli J. Knapp dissects eighteen critical forces that lie behind the earth's sixth extinction. Drawing from experiences across the globe, Knapp peeks into odd and overlooked corners of natural history, showing how ocean-going tortoises and ghost deer can both instruct and inspire. Full of humor, hope, and self-effacing scientific savvy, Knapp's exploration of our home planet provides welcome respite in a deadly serious subject."--
9781948814409 1948814404
9781948814409
2020946735
Mass extinctions.
Extinction (Biology)
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Wildlife conservation.
Dead serious : wild hope amid the sixth extinction / Eli J. Knapp ; chapter illustrations by Linda M. Knapp. - First Torrey House Press edition. - 324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324).
No risk it, no biscuit : rarity (low density) -- Goodness snakes alive : rarity (small, infrequent patches) -- Worms on the piano : limited dispersal ability -- The green fire : inbreeding -- Mona-sha-sha : loss of heterozygosity -- Duck, duck, goose : founder effects -- A new dog in town : hybridization -- Then I do so declare it : successional loss of habitat -- What does the fox say? : environmental variation -- A quadruped of the clawed kind : long-term environmental trends -- Hog wild : catastrophe -- How in Haleakalā? : extinction or reduction of mutualist populations -- The cardinal rule : competition -- The lunatic express : predation -- The keys of St. Hubert : disease -- A shot in the dark : hunting and collecting -- Batwoman : habitat disturbance -- Meltdown : habitat destruction.
"Through personal stories of mishap and adventure, historical vignettes, and scenic detours, professor Eli J. Knapp dissects eighteen critical forces that lie behind the earth's sixth extinction. Drawing from experiences across the globe, Knapp peeks into odd and overlooked corners of natural history, showing how ocean-going tortoises and ghost deer can both instruct and inspire. Full of humor, hope, and self-effacing scientific savvy, Knapp's exploration of our home planet provides welcome respite in a deadly serious subject."--
9781948814409 1948814404
9781948814409
2020946735
Mass extinctions.
Extinction (Biology)
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Wildlife conservation.