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200 10$aOur dying planet$b[electronic resource] $ean ecologist's view of the crisis we face /$fPeter F. Sale
210   $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (354 p.)
225 1 $aThe Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-520-26756-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aInformation : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature -- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum.
330   $aCoral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, use of fossil fuels, population growth, and climate change while discussing the real consequences of our growing ecological footprint. Most important, this passionately written book emphasizes that a gloom-and-doom scenario is not inevitable, and as Sale explores alternative paths, he considers the ways in which science can help us realize a better future.
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610   $acoral reefs.
610   $adeforestation.
610   $aearth sciences.
610   $aearth.
610   $aecological footprint.
610   $aecologists.
610   $aecology.
610   $aecosystems.
610   $aenvironmental impacts.
610   $aenvironmental issues.
610   $aenvironmentalism.
610   $aenvironmentalists.
610   $afield notes.
610   $afossil fuels.
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610   $ahuman condition.
610   $ahuman impact.
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610   $aplanet death.
610   $apolitics and science.
610   $apollution.
610   $ascience and math.
610   $ascientists.
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615  0$aEnvironmental responsibility.
615  0$aEcology.
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