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9781608700738

Biodiversity of Rain Forests

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  • ISBN13:

    9781608700738

  • ISBN10:

    1608700739

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-09-01
  • Publisher: Benchmark Books

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Biodiversity celebrates Earths amazing variety of animals and plants.

Author Biography

Greg Pyers worked as an educator on 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.

Table of Contents

What Is Biodiversity?p. 4
Why Is Biodiversity Important?p. 6
Rain Forests of the Worldp. 8
Rain Forest Biodiversityp. 10
Rain Forest Ecosystemsp. 12
Threats to Rain Forest Biodiversityp. 14
Biodiversity Threat: Farmingp. 16
Biodiversity Threat: Wildlife Tradep. 18
Biodiversity Threat: Loggingp. 20
Biodiversity Threat: Climate Changep. 22
Rain Forest Conservationp. 24
Case Study: The Amazon Rain Forestp. 26
What Is the Future of Rain Forests?p. 30
Glossaryp. 31
Indexp. 32
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