Where the wild things were : life, death, and ecological wreckage in a land of vanishing predators
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Where the wild things were : life, death, and ecological wreckage in a land of vanishing predators
AUTHOR:
Stolzenburg, William
ISBN:
9781596912991
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2008
PHYSICAL_DESC:
291 p. ; 25 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
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.
ABSTRACT:
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.
SUBJECT:
| Predation (Biology) |
| Predatory animals |
| Conservation biology |
| Endangered ecosystems |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.