Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth about Biodiversity

by Ken Thompson

How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world?

All over the world, biodiversity is gravely threatened - by overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change. Yet life on Earth has previously experienced five episodes of mass extinction, and nature has repeatedly proved itself to be a resilient, regenerative force.

In this fascinating book, ecologist Dr. Ken Thompson surveys the Earth's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900322862
• ISBN13: 9781900322867
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Green Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"