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Title:

Life stories : world-renowned scientists reflect on their lives and on the future of life on earth / edited by Heather Newbold.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

xii, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Environmentalists.--Biography.
Environmental sciences.

Other Authors:

Newbold, Heather, 1947-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Gaia, our living earth / James Lovelock -- Life-support systems / Paul Ehrlich -- Primary producers / Peter Raven -- Biological diversity / Thomas Lovejoy -- The nature of things / David Suzuki --Toxic food web / George M. Woodwell -- Water pollution / Ruth Patrick -- Marine biodiversity / Elliott Norse -- Nature conservancy / Max Nicholson -- World Conservation Union / Martin Holdgate -- Ozone hole / Sherwood Rowland -- Climate change / John Firor -- Worldwatch / Lester Brown -- Global security / Norman Myers -- The end / Joseph Rotblat -- Union of Concerned Scientists' warnings / Henry Kendall.

ISBN:

9780520211148 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520211146 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520218963 (paper : alk. paper)
0520218965 (paper : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)42682694

LCCN:

99054133

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)