The Diversity of Life (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
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- Author: Edward O. Wilson
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Science
- Genres: Nonfiction, Science and technology
- Subjects: Conservatism, Ecology, Environment or environmental health, Life, biological, Evolution
Edward O. Wilson is an entomologist specializing in ants, the recognized leader of biodiversity studies, the founder of sociobiology, and a talented writer. Combining impeccable scientific credentials with the ability to communicate with the lay public, Wilson pleads for the reversal of what he calls “the sixth great extinction spasm,” the destruction of a large fraction of living species within a single human generation.
As a student of ants, Wilson looks at issues of preservation, ecology, and biodiversity in ways different from many people, even different from many...
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