The Work of Nature: How The Diversity Of Life Sustains Us

摘要: In The Work of Nature, noted science writer Yvonne Baskin examines the threats posed to humans by loss biodiversity. She summarizes and explains key findings from ecological sciences, highlighting examples around world where shifts in species have affected provision clean air, pure water, fertile soils, lush landscapes, stable natural communities. Distilling bringing life work world's leading ecologists, Nature is first book its kind clearly explain practical consequences declining biodiversity on ecosystem health functioning.