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Where the wild things were : life, death, and ecological wreckage in a land of vanishing predators / William Stolzenburg.

Summary:

A provocative look at how the disappearance of the world's great predators has upset the delicate balance of the environment, and what their disappearance portends for the future, by an acclaimed science journalist.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781596912991
  • ISBN: 1596912995
  • Physical Description: 291 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2008.
  • Distributor: Distributed to the trade by Macmillan.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-278) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The grizzly in the room -- Arms of the starfish -- Planet predator -- Forest of the sea otter -- The whale killer -- Ecological meltdown -- Bambi's revenge -- Little monsters' ball -- Valley of fear -- The lions of Zion -- Dead creatures walking -- The loneliest predator -- Alone on the hill.
Subject:
Predation (Biology)
Predatory animals.
Conservation biology.
Endangered ecosystems.

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library 577.16 STO (Text) 36015000685665 Adult Nonfiction Available -