Dead serious : wild hope amid the sixth extinction

Knapp, Eli J. (author.). Knapp, Linda M., (illustrator.).

Summary: "Through personal stories of mishap and adventure, historical vignettes, and scenic detours, professor Eli J. Knapp dissects eighteen critical forces that lie behind the earth's sixth extinction. Drawing from experiences across the globe, Knapp peeks into odd and overlooked corners of natural history, showing how ocean-going tortoises and ghost deer can both instruct and inspire. Full of humor, hope, and self-effacing scientific savvy, Knapp's exploration of our home planet provides welcome respite in a deadly serious subject."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781948814409
ISBN: 1948814404
ISBN: 9781948814416
ISBN: 1948814412
Physical Description: print
324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: First Torrey House Press edition.
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Torrey House Press, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324).

Formatted Contents Note:

No risk it, no biscuit : rarity (low density) -- Goodness snakes alive : rarity (small, infrequent patches) -- Worms on the piano : limited dispersal ability -- The green fire : inbreeding -- Mona-sha-sha : loss of heterozygosity -- Duck, duck, goose : founder effects -- A new dog in town : hybridization -- Then I do so declare it : successional loss of habitat -- What does the fox say? : environmental variation -- A quadruped of the clawed kind : long-term environmental trends -- Hog wild : catastrophe -- How in Haleakalā? : extinction or reduction of mutualist populations -- The cardinal rule : competition -- The lunatic express : predation -- The keys of St. Hubert : disease -- A shot in the dark : hunting and collecting -- Batwoman : habitat disturbance -- Meltdown : habitat destruction.