Song Of The Dodo  

by David Quammen

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THE SONG OF THE DODO, Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction. David Quammen examines the mysteries of evolution and extinction as they have been illuminated by the study of islands. The isolation of islands makes them natural laboratories of evolutionary extravagance. The downside is that islands are also hotbeds of extinction. As the world's landscapes are increasingly carved into island-like fragments by human activity, understanding island ecology becomes more important than ever. Quammen takes you on a globe-circling tour of wild places and extraordinary ideas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sites to visit to learn more about Quammen's book and Island Biogeography:

http://www.samizdat.com/isyn/quammen.html

http://dannyreviews.com/h/Song_Dodo.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98apr/biomoral.htm

http://www.thegrid.net/dakaiser/books/science/wilson.htm

http://www.wilderness.net/leopold/
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

--David Quammen

In an extraordinary blend of scientific exploration and anecdotes, Quammen tackles the arcane field of island biogeography. Building on Edward O. Wilson and Robert MacArthur's 30-year-old benchmark The Theory of Island Biogeography ‹which describes the geographical patterns in which animal and plant species occur -- Quammen explores the question of why island species such as Balinese tigers, pigmy hippos, and the tuatara face such high rates of extinction and looks at the conditions favoring their disappearance. Originally published in hardcover in 1996.

 

 

 

 

 

BIOPHILIA is the human love for other living things. 

 

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