State of the ArkGrade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, e, i, s, t. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 9 |
This chapter traces the special problems in each of the worlds | 185 |
The rise of the conservation movement both regional | 212 |
Copyright | |
Common terms and phrases
addax Africa agriculture Antarctic Arctic areas Asia Australia biosphere biosphere reserves birds breeding bushmeat carnivores cause coastal coral cranes creatures crops cultivation damage desert desertification destruction developing countries ecology ecosphere ecosystem effects endangered endemic environment environmental erosion Europe extinction farming feed fish food chain genetic global governments grasslands Greenpeace growing habitat Habitat loss hectares herbivores human hunting increase India industry insects invertebrates invertivores island IUCN killed krill Lake land living loss Madagascar mammals marine million myxomatosis National Parks natural resources NGOs Nile perch numbers ocean organisms oryx pesticides plants and animals pollution population predators problems programme protected rain rainforest Red Data Books reefs regions reserves rhino rivers scientists seals seeds soil South species square kilometres STUDY survival threat threatened tigers timber tion trade traditional trees tropical forests tundra turtle vegetation vertebrates wetlands whales wild wildlife woodland World Wildlife Fund zone