Standing between Life and Extinction

Released on by David L. Propst
preview-18

  • Standing between Life and Extinction Book Detail

  • Author : David L. Propst
  • Release Date : 2021-02-15
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Genre : Science
  • Pages : 465
  • ISBN 13 : 022669450X
  • File Size : 74,74 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Standing between Life and Extinction by David L. Propst PDF Summary

Book Description: North American deserts—lands of little water—have long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from fish to insects and mollusks. With European settlement, however, water extraction, resource exploitation, and invasive species set many of these native aquatic species on downward spirals. In this book, conservationists dedicated to these creatures document the history of their work, the techniques and philosophies that inform it, and the challenges and opportunities of the future. A precursor to this book, Battle Against Extinction, laid out the scope of the problem and related conservation activities through the late 1980s. Since then, many nascent conservation programs have matured, and researchers have developed new technologies, improved and refined methods, and greatly expanded our knowledge of the myriad influences on the ecology and dynamics of these species. Standing between Life and Extinction brings the story up to date. While the future for some species is more secure than thirty years ago, others are less fortunate. Calling attention not only to iconic species like the razorback sucker, Gila trout, and Devils Hole pupfish, but also to other fishes and obscure and fascinating invertebrates inhabiting intermittent aquatic habitats, this book explores the scientific, social, and political challenges of preserving these aquatic species and their habitats amid an increasingly charged political discourse and in desert regions characterized by a growing human population and rapidly changing climate.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Standing between Life and Extinction books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Standing between Life and Extinction

Standing between Life and Extinction

File Size : 56,56 MB
Total View : 3263 Views
DOWNLOAD

North American deserts—lands of little water—have long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from fish to insects and mollusks. With European

Inland Fishes of the Greater Southwest

Inland Fishes of the Greater Southwest

File Size : 28,28 MB
Total View : 3403 Views
DOWNLOAD

This comprehensive new book replaces and substantially expands upon the landmark Fishes of Arizona, which has been the authoritative source since it was first p