Silent Earth
Averting the Insect Apocalypse
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
An award-winning entomologist and conservationist, drawing on thirty years of research, examines the evidence of an alarming drop in insect numbers around the world, which could cause an ecological disaster.
Contents:
Introduction: a life with insects -- Why insects matter. A brief history of insects ; The importance of insects ; The wonder of insects -- Insect declines. Evidence for insect declines ; Shifting baselines -- Causes of insect declines. Losing their home ; The poisoned land ; Weed control ; The green desert ; Pandora's box ; The coming storm ; Bauble Earth ; Invasions ; The known and unknown unknowns ; Death by a thousand cuts -- Where are we headed?. A view from the future -- What can we do?. Raising awareness ; Greening our cities ; The future of farming ; Nature everywhere ; Actions for everyone.
ISBN:
9780063088207
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Bug Gou | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-317) and index.