Biodiversity of Temperate Forests

Biodiversity looks at the biodiversity of habitat types and ecosystems, examining the threats and efforts to conserve biodiversity. Scientists estimate that as many as 50 species become extinct every day, and human activities have sped up the natural rate of extinction by up to 1000 times.
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Special features include:
* Graphs, charts and tables present key information
* highly visual layout with maps, illustrations, diagrams and photographs
* case Studies
* suggestions for future research and getting involved in protecting biodiversity.
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Contents:

What is biodiversity?
Why is biodiversity important?
Temperate forests of the world
Ecosystems
Threats to temperate forests
Forest conservation
Case study
What is the future for temperate forests?
What can you do?
Glossary
Index