Dead serious : wild hope amid the sixth extinction / Eli J. Knapp ; chapter illustrations by Linda M. Knapp.
Material type: TextPublisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Torrey House Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Torrey House Press editionDescription: 324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781948814409
- 1948814404
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 576.84 K67 | Available | 33111010732093 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Foreword INDIES Bronze Winner, Ecology & Environment
"Diverting descriptions of flora and fauna lead into captivating lessons about biological principles, all of which are embellished with humor. A rousing read."
-- FOREWORD REVIEWS
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324).
"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."-- Amazon.com.
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.