Population, agriculture, and biodiversity : problems and prospects /

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"This timely collection of 15 essays addresses the relationships between human population growth (and consumption); the need to increase food supplies to feed the world population, and the chances for avoiding the extinction of a major proportion of the biodiversity that collectively makes our...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gustafson, J. P. (Editor ), Raven, Peter H. (Editor ), Ehrlich, Paul R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2020.
Temas:
Food security.
Food supply.
Agrobiodiversity conservation.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects.
Population > Environmental aspects.
Sécurité alimentaire.
Biodiversité agricole > Conservation.
Agriculture > Aspect de l'environnement.
Population > Aspect de l'environnement.
Aliments > Approvisionnement.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects
Agrobiodiversity conservation
Food security
Food supply
Population > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This timely collection of 15 essays addresses the relationships between human population growth (and consumption); the need to increase food supplies to feed the world population, and the chances for avoiding the extinction of a major proportion of the biodiversity that collectively makes our survival on earth possible. Those relationships are highly intertwined, and changes in each of them are increasingly blocking our chances to achieve environmental stability on our fragile planet"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 398 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826274403
0826274404
0826222021
9780826222022

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