Sparing Nature: The Conflict Between Human Population Growth and Earth's Biodiversity

by Jeffrey K. McKee

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Are humans too good at adapting to the earth's natural environment? Every day, there is a net gain of more than 200,000 people on the planet--that's 146 a minute. Has our explosive population growth led to the mass extinction of countless species in the earth's plant and animal communities?

Jeffrey K. McKee contends yes. The more people there are, the more we push aside wild plants and animals. In Sparing Nature, he explores...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813535581

ISBN13:9780813535586

Release Date:January 2005

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Animals Biological Sciences Conservation Earth Sciences Ecology Environmental Science Evolution Nature Nature & Ecology Politics & Social Sciences

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