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| TITLE: |
The song of the dodo : island biogeography in an age of extinction / David Quammen ; maps by Kris Ellingsen. |
| AUTHOR: |
Quammen, David, 1948- |
| PUBLISHED: |
New York : Scribner, c1996. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
702 p. : maps ; 25 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [648]-671) and index. |
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Thirty six Persian throw rugs -- The man who knew islands -- So huge a bignes -- Rarity unto death -- Preston's bell -- The coming thing -- The hedgehog of the Amazon -- The song of the Indri -- World in pieces -- Message from Aru. |
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Library Journal |
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Publisher's Weekly |
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Booklist |
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Noting that island ecosystems have always suffered high rates of extinction and that human activity increasingly carves the landscape into island-like fragments, David Quammen examines the conditions in many island ecosystems around the world. |
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Interest level: Adult |
| SUBJECT: |
Island ecology. |
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Endangered species. |
| SUBJECT: |
Biogeography. |
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