Return of the Crazy Bird The Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo

Although everybody is familiar with the dodo bird, very few people know its history. Yet this history is compelling when read as a fable of the negative impact of humans on Earth's ecosystems. The author describes the complexity of the factors involved in animal extinction. Although we think of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pinto-Correia, Clara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Although everybody is familiar with the dodo bird, very few people know its history. Yet this history is compelling when read as a fable of the negative impact of humans on Earth's ecosystems. The author describes the complexity of the factors involved in animal extinction. Although we think of ourselves as more ecologically aware than our ancestors, we are propelling extinction to alarming rates
Physical Description:XVI, 208 p online resource
ISBN:9780387216836