The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction
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- Release Year
- 1997
- ISBN
- 9780684827124
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0684827123
ISBN-13
9780684827124
eBay Product ID (ePID)
662372
Product Key Features
Book Title
Song of the Dodo : Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
Number of Pages
704 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Earth Sciences / Geography, Natural History, Endangered Species, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
26.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
574.5/267
Table Of Content
CONTENTS I Thirty-Six Persian Throw Rugs II The Man Who Knew Islands III So Huge a Bignes IV Rarity unto Death V Preston's Bell VI The Coming Thing VII The Hedgehog of the Amazon VII The Song of the Indri IX World in Pieces X Message from Aru GLOSSARY AUTHOR'S NOTE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SOURCE NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Synopsis
"Compulsively readable--a masterpiece, maybe the masterpiece of science journalism." --Bill McKibben, Audubon A brilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope and far-reaching in its message, The Song of the Dodo is a crucial book in precarious times. Through personal observation, scientific theory, and history, David Quammen examines the mysteries of evolution and extinction and radically alters our understanding of the natural world and our place within it. In this landmark of science writing, we learn how the isolation of islands makes them natural laboratories of evolutionary extravagance, as seen in the dragons of Komodo, the elephant birds of Madagascar, the giant tortoises of the Galapagos. But the dark message of island studies is that isolated ecosystems, whether natural or human-made, are also hotbeds of extinction. And as the world's landscapes, from Tasmania to the Amazon to Yellowstone, are carved into pieces by human activity, the implications of this knowledge are more urgent than ever. An unforgettable scientific adventure, a fascinating account of an eight-year journey of discovery, and a wake-up call for our time, David Quammen's The Song of the Dodo is an exquisitely written book that takes the reader on a globe-circling tour of wild places and extraordinary ideas., David Quammen's book, The Song of the Dodo , is a brilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope, far-reaching in its message -- a crucial book in precarious times, which radically alters the way in which we understand the natural world and our place in that world. It's also a book full of entertainment and wonders. In The Song of the Dodo , we follow Quammen's keen intellect through the ideas, theories, and experiments of prominent naturalists of the last two centuries. We trail after him as he travels the world, tracking the subject of island biogeography, which encompasses nothing less than the study of the origin and extinction of all species. Why is this island idea so important? Because islands are where species most commonly go extinct -- and because, as Quammen points out, we live in an age when all of Earth's landscapes are being chopped into island-like fragments by human activity. Through his eyes, we glimpse the nature of evolution and extinction, and in so doing come to understand the monumental diversity of our planet, and the importance of preserving its wild landscapes, animals, and plants. We also meet some fascinating human characters. By the book's end we are wiser, and more deeply concerned, but Quammen leaves us with a message of excitement and hope., David Quammen's book,The Song of the Dodo, is abrilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope,far-reaching in its message -- a crucial book inprecarious times, which radically alters the way inwhich we understand the natural world and our placein that world. It's also a book full of entertainmentand wonders.InThe Song of the Dodo, we follow Quammen's keenintellect through the ideas, theories, and experimentsof prominent naturalists of the last two centuries.We trail after him as he travels the world,tracking the subject of island biogeography, whichencompasses nothing less than the study of the originand extinction of all species. Why is this islandidea so important? Because islands are wherespecies most commonly go extinct -- and because, asQuammen points out, we live in an age when all ofEarth's landscapes are being chopped into island-likefragments by human activity.Through his eyes, we glimpse the nature of evolutionand extinction, and in so doing come to understandthe monumental diversity of our planet, andthe importance of preserving its wild landscapes,animals, and plants. We also meet some fascinatinghuman characters. By the book's end we are wiser,and more deeply concerned, but Quammenleaves us with a message of excitement and hope.
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