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With twenty percent of the earth's species facing extinction by 2030, this striking atlas brings up to date the data on those that have been lost already, those that are threatened, and those that are surviving today. Vividly illustrated with full-color maps and detailed graphics, The Atlas of Endangered Species catalogs the inhabitants of a wide variety of ecosystems, including forests, mangroves, and coral reefs. It examines the major threats to biodiversity, from loss of habitat to hunting, and describes the steps being taken toward conservation. Copub: Myriad Editions

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• ISBN13: 9780520258624
• Condition: New
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As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in different groups of organisms, including wild, weedy, invasive, feral, and endangered species. Using case studies from around the world, he argues that Darwinian evolution is ongoing. He considers how far it is possible to conserve endangered species and threatened ecosystems through management, and questions the extent to which damaged landscapes and their plant and animal communities can be precisely recreated or restored. Many of Darwin's ideas are highlighted, including his insights into natural selection, speciation, the vulnerability of rare organisms, the impact of invasive species, and the effects of climate change on organisms. An important text for students and researchers of evolution, conservation, climate change and sustainable use of resources.

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The Endangered Silversword Plant is Indigenous Only to Mount Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, USA is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for any museum or gallery display. Finding that perfect piece to match your interest and style is easy and within your budget!

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• Photographic Print Title: The Endangered Silversword Plant is Indigenous Only to Mount Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, USA
• Artist: Wes Walker
• Size: 36 x 48 inches

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Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection contains the original Zoo Tycoon game, along with the Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania expansion packs. Enjoy the fun and challenge of building and managing the ultimate zoo.

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• More than 20 aquatic animals to choose from -- from giant squid to the great white shark
• Customize your aquatic shows and research new tricks for your dolphins and killer whales
• Add new attractions like the Dolphin Ride and Shark Tunnel for even more fun
• Decorate your underwater exhibits with 21 plant types, new toys and scenery objects such as sunken treasure

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Ubisoft, has teamed up with Australia Zoo to unveil Planet Rescue, a new brand of video games for Nintendo Wii and DS. Fulfilling every child's dream of helping to protect the planet and preserve animal diversity, the first games in the Planet Rescue series: Wildlife Vet, Animal Emergency, Endangered Island, and Ocean Patrol allow young players to save, nurture and heal endangered animals.A percentage from each game sold will be donated to Australia Zoo to assist with funding of various conservation projects, and continue their ongoing environmental campaigns.Planet Rescue: Wildlife Vet, available for Wii, and Planet Rescue: Animal Emergency, available for Nintendo DS, lets kids live an amazing adventure as a young vet who cares for domestic and exotic animals. Planet Rescue: Endangered Island for Nintendo DS allows kids to become members of an environmental rescue team whose mission is to save the wildlife on a beautiful island that has been threatened by pollution. Planet Rescue: Ocean Patrol for Nintendo DS takes players to the water, to help save endangered marine life on a secluded island.The Planet Rescue series is designed to provide education and information to children in order to raise awareness of wildlife issues. Terri Irwin commented, "Bindi and Robert enjoy playing the Planet Rescue games while we're travelling. They're fun games that also inspire children to think about conservation and wildlife rescue".

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• Save this beautiful island: heal wild animals, clean wild areas (waste, pollution...) & recycle the waste you find; prepare the environment (reintroduce some plants so that the animals could eat for example) before freeing the wild animals.
• Protect & rescue 12 wild animals: your island is a natural haven with 4 different environments (forest, taiga, savannah, desert), from a cold forest with bears to a dry savannah with lions.
• Help the local inhabitants to develop a greener village: help them adopt nature-friendly habits (saving water, recycling...).
• Live a great adventure: team up with the other inhabitants of your island to solve its mystery and save it and work with the other members of the ERT (Earth Rescue Team) that will help you through the adventure.
• Calculate your own carbon footprint (not linked to the adventure & the rest of the game).

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"The series has served as the definitive reference compendium on endangered and threatened species in Florida and is widely recognized as among the most authoritative such works in the nation. . . . I hope this revised series reinvigorates our resolve and commitment to endangered and threatened species conservation. These volumes provide a comprehensive database from which to embark." --Robert M. Brantly, executive director, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (from the Foreword to the series) Increasing human populations and their use of land and water resources are placing unprecedented stress upon many plant and animal species unique to Florida. Native habitats are rapidly being lost to agriculture, ranching, and forestry, as well as residential and commercial development. Conservation measures have been taken, with success in some cases, but in other cases the necessity for more stringent measures to protect the native fauna and flora has been proven. Though substantial strides have been made in the last decade, many Florida species are still perilously near extinction.      In the decades since the original publication of the Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida series, new data have been gathered and the condition of the natural environment has changed. In light of the continuing and increasing need to inform the residents, private and government agencies, and the business sector of the state, the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals (FCREPA) has rewriten the original series.      Each volume is arranged in order of species status: extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, rare, and special concern. The account of each species contains data categories of taxonomy, description, population size and trend, distribution range and history of distribution, geographic status, habitat requirements, and vulnerability of species and habitat. The review of the environmental situation of the species includes causes of threat, responses to habitat modification, demographic characteristics, key behaviors, conservation measures that have been taken, and those proposed for the future.      Tables list species currently on the FCREPA list with their status. Also included are the current designations of status by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission designations. A distribution map of Florida with an inset of the continental United States, Caribbean, and Central and upper South America shows the range of each species, and photographs or finely drawn illustrations of the species accompany the description. Although 39 fish species are listed--most of which appeared in the original volume--none has become extinct. However, the Okaloosa darter, endemic to bayou tributaries in that Panhandle county, is still losing ground to the introduced brown darter. Only one native freshwater fish has been added to the list, the Southern starhead topminnow, but much new information on the reappearing species has been gathered from survey work or directed studies, and life histories of individual species have been initiated in response to concern about their status.

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Fully one-fourth of all modern drugs are based on extracts from only a few plants. However, folk doctors around the world therapeutically employ many thousands of plants still unexamined by western science. The extinction of 500 plant species each year threatens us with the loss of invaluable medicinal treasures, Powerful Medicine visits scientists striving to save the lives of these life-saving plants. Genetic Librarians frantically collect and preserve the seeds and pollen of endangered species. Marine biologists gather and test promising ocean organisms. Deep in the Amazon rain forest ethno-botanists urgently learn from the last native healers. These pressing actions might salvage a few wonder cures before they disappear forever.