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Saving a Million Species : Extinction Risk from Climate Change.

The research paper 'Extinction Risk from Climate Change' published in the journal Nature in January 2004 created front-page headlines around the world. The notion that climate change could drive more than a million species to extinction captured both the popular imagination and the attenti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hannah, Lee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The research paper 'Extinction Risk from Climate Change' published in the journal Nature in January 2004 created front-page headlines around the world. The notion that climate change could drive more than a million species to extinction captured both the popular imagination and the attention of policy-makers, and provoked an unprecedented round of scientific critique. Saving a Million Species reconsiders the central question of that paper: How many species may perish as a result of climate change and associated threats? Leaders from a range of disciplines synthesize the literature, refine the o.
Notas:Conclusions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (413 pages)
ISBN:9781610911825
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