Biodiversity celebrates Earths amazing variety of animals and plants.
Greg Pyers worked as an educator in Zoos and as a schoolteacher before becoming a full-time writer. He has written many conservation-themed children's books and has won several environmental literature awards.
What Is Biodiversity?
p. 4
Why Is Biodiversity Important?
p. 6
Polar Regions of the World
p. 8
Polar Biodiversity
p. 10
Polar Ecosystems
p. 12
Threats to Polar Region Biodiversity
p. 14
Biodiversity Threat: Fishing and Whaling
p. 16
Biodiversity Threat: Pollution
p. 18
Biodiversity Threat: Tourism
p. 20
Biodiversity Threat: Climate Change
p. 22
Polar Region Conservation
p. 24
Case Study: Antarctica
p. 26
What Is the Future of Polar Regions?
p. 30
Glossary
p. 31
Index
p. 32
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.
What is included with this book?
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
Please wait while the item is added to your bag...