TY  - BOOK
AU  - Knapp,Eli J.
AU  - Knapp,Linda M.
TI  - Dead serious: wild hope amid the sixth extinction 
SN  - 9781948814409
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Salt Lake City, Utah
PB  - Torrey House Press
KW  - Mass extinctions
KW  - Extinction (Biology)
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - Wildlife conservation
N1  - 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
N2  - "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."--
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