Coral reefs will be gone by the end of the century, according to a top UN Scientist.
In the recently published book 'Our Dying Planet', Professor Peter Sale writes that coral reef ecosystems are very likely to disappear by the end of this century, in what would be "a new first for mankind — the 'extinction' of an entire ecosystem".
Our Dying Planet the Book.
Format:Hardback, 360 pages
Release Date: 12 September 2011Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, use of fossil fuels, population growth, and climate change while discussing the real consequences of our growing ecological footprint. Most important, this passionately written book emphasizes that a gloom-and-doom scenario is not inevitable, and as Sale explores alternative paths, he considers the ways in which science can help us realize a better future.
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part One. Information: What We Are Doing to Our World 1. Overfishing 2. Removing Forests 3. Disrupting the Ocean-Atmosphere Engine 4. The Perilous Future for Coral Reefs Part Two. Understanding: Why We Don't Comprehend the Scale of Our Problem 5. The Problem of Shifting Baselines 6. Our Unrealistic Belief in the Balance of Nature Part Three. Moving Forward: Why It Matters and What We Need to Do 7. What Loss of Ecological Complexity Means for the World 8. Reducing Our Use of Fossil Fuels 9. Slowing Growth of the Human Population 10. Our Alternative Futures Bibliography Index
About the Author
Peter F. Sale is Assistant Director, Institute for Water, Environment, and Health at United Nations University and University Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs, Coral Reef Fishes, and Marine Metapopulations.
In the recently published book 'Our Dying Planet', Professor Peter Sale writes that coral reef ecosystems are very likely to disappear by the end of this century, in what would be "a new first for mankind — the 'extinction' of an entire ecosystem".
Our Dying Planet the Book.
Format:Hardback, 360 pages
Release Date: 12 September 2011Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, use of fossil fuels, population growth, and climate change while discussing the real consequences of our growing ecological footprint. Most important, this passionately written book emphasizes that a gloom-and-doom scenario is not inevitable, and as Sale explores alternative paths, he considers the ways in which science can help us realize a better future.
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part One. Information: What We Are Doing to Our World 1. Overfishing 2. Removing Forests 3. Disrupting the Ocean-Atmosphere Engine 4. The Perilous Future for Coral Reefs Part Two. Understanding: Why We Don't Comprehend the Scale of Our Problem 5. The Problem of Shifting Baselines 6. Our Unrealistic Belief in the Balance of Nature Part Three. Moving Forward: Why It Matters and What We Need to Do 7. What Loss of Ecological Complexity Means for the World 8. Reducing Our Use of Fossil Fuels 9. Slowing Growth of the Human Population 10. Our Alternative Futures Bibliography Index
About the Author
Peter F. Sale is Assistant Director, Institute for Water, Environment, and Health at United Nations University and University Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs, Coral Reef Fishes, and Marine Metapopulations.
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