EXTINCTION IN OUR TIMES-GLOBAL AMPHIBIAN DECLINE
James P. Collins and Martha L. Crump
Foreword by Thomas E. Lovejoy III
304 pages; 25 halftone and 3 line illus.; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4
Hardback, 304 pages, 25 halftone and 3 line illus.; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4
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Description
For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on
earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate,
in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these
extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us
about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our
Times , James Collins and Martha Crump explore these pressing questions and
many others as they document the first modern extinction event across an
entire vertebrate class, using global examples that range from the Sierra
Nevada of California to the rainforests of Costa Rica and the Mediterranean
coast of North Africa. Joining scientific rigor and vivid storytelling, this
book is the first to use amphibian decline as a lens through which to see
more clearly the larger story of climate change, conservation of
biodiversity, and a host of profoundly important ecological, evolutionary,
ethical, philosophical, and sociological issues.
Features
* Documents the definitive treatment of the first modern extinction
event across an entire vertebrate class, using global examples
* First book to synthesize issues of this complex environmental phenomenon
* Provides unique opportunity to study the critical biology of extinction
* Contains evidence that suggests human actions could be a major cause
of amphibian declines
* Focus on climate change, conservation of biodiversity, and a range of
related ecological, evolutionary, philosophical and socialogical issues
* Mixes scientific authority with a satisfying story-telling approach
with a great appeal to the educated lay-person
* Foreword by noted environmentalist Thomas Lovejoy, President of the H.
John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
Reviews
"Extinction in Our Times sets out the key events that led to a realisation
that amphibian declines were not only real, but were also occurring
globally. It is a valuable and well-considered addition to the arsenal of
evidence that we need to execute a rapid response to this accelerating
catastrophe."-- PLoS Biology
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