HOTSPOTS. EARTH'S BIOLOGICALLY RICHEST AND MOST ENDANGERED TERRESTRIAL ECOREGIONS. RUSSELL A. MITTERMEIER ET AL. COORDINATOR: PATRICIA ROBLES GIL. FOREWORD: HARRISON FORD

Mittermeier, Russell A.; Myers, Norman; Goettsch Mittermeier, Cristina

ISBN 10: 9686397582 / ISBN 13: 9789686397581

Published by México, CEMEX/Conservation International, 1999

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430p., maps, color plates, bibl., small folio. Survey of the biological wealth and the dangers to the ecology of Micronesia, Mesoamerica, Tropical Andes, Central Chile, Mediterranean Basin, Caribbean, Brazilian Cerrano, several African areas, Madagascar, Indian Ocean islands, Caucasus, Indo-Burma, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and other areas Large format with hundreds of color photos. Printed on heavy coated stock. Also includes much of ethnographic interest. Continuation of Megadiversidad.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HOTSPOTS. EARTH'S BIOLOGICALLY RICHEST AND MOST ENDANGERED TERRESTRIAL ECOREGIONS. RUSSELL A. MITTERMEIER ET AL. COORDINATOR: PATRICIA ROBLES GIL. FOREWORD: HARRISON FORD
• Publisher: México, CEMEX/Conservation International
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9686397582
• ISBN 13: 9789686397581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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  • UNITED STATES
  • MEXICO

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Synopsis

Polynesia, the mountains of south-central China, the coastal forest of Tanzania, New Zealand—all are breathtakingly beautiful sites with a crucial fact in common. They are four of the Earth's twenty-five "hotspots," geographical areas which, according to scientists and naturalists, are home to the world's greatest plant and animal diversity. The numbers are staggering: fully sixty percent of all terrestrial animal and plant species are found in these hotspots, which are themselves only 1.4 percent of the Earth's surface; they contain 54 percent of amphibian species and nearly half of all the plant species on Earth. They are the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on Earth.

Hotspots is the definitive compilation and status report on these twenty-five areas. Russell Mittermeier, Cristine Mittermeier and Norman Myers, who pioneered the "hotspots" concept, take you through each of these regions, describing the various ecosystems and the threats to their existence. They have gathered the work of more than one hundred international experts on plant and animal life together with hundreds of spectacular color photographs, essentially creating a tour of the magnificent array of life found in each region.

How we address and reverse the tide of destruction in coming decades will determine the planet's course for centuries to come, and Hotspots actually offers hope that this destruction can be slowed. By showcasing the specific areas that contain the greatest diversity, it demonstrates that we can conserve a major share of this terrestrial biodiversity by focusing efforts on relatively small geographical areas. Hotspots is not only an important work for conservationists; it is also an extraordinary view of life on Earth.

"Hotspots represents a breakthrough in the way we regard life on Earth and should be required reading for government decision-makers, corporate leaders, and college students alike."—From the Foreword by Harrison Ford

About the Author

Russell A. Mittermeir is a former president and current executive vice chair of Conservation International as well as an honorary member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and chair of its primate specialists group.