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21%OFFCagan Sekercioglu - Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services - 9780226382630 - V9780226382630
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Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services

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Description for Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services Paperback. Editor(s): Sekercioglu, agan H.; Wenny, Daniel G.; Whelan, Christopher J. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
For over one hundred years, ornithologists and amateur birders have jointly campaigned for the conservation of bird species, documenting not only birds' beauty and extraordinary diversity, but also their importance to ecosystems worldwide. But while these avian enthusiasts have noted that birds eat fruit, carrion, and pests; spread seed and fertilizer; and pollinate plants, among other services, they have rarely asked what birds are worth in economic terms. In Why Birds Matter, an international collection of ornithologists, botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, and environmental economists seeks to quantify avian ecosystem services the myriad benefits that birds provide to humans. The first ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226382630
SKU
V9780226382630
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Cagan Sekercioglu
Cagan H. Sekercioglu is professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Utah, associate of ornithology at the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, and distinguished visiting fellow at KoC University of Istanbul. He is coauthor, most recently, of Conservation of Tropical Birds and Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change. Daniel G. Wenny is landbird senior biologist at ... Read more

Reviews for Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services
The endeavor is fascinating because birds of almost all kinds have far more impacts on human life than most humans realize.
Steve Donoghue Open Letters Monthly For those with an interest in avian/human ecology.
Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report Highly recommended for different types of ornithological audiences, from the amateur involved in conservation ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services


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