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Saving America's Amazon : the threat to our nation's most biodiverse river system, text and photos by Ben Raines ; foreword by E.O. Wilson
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- Summary
- Though almost no one knows it, the most diverse forests and aquatic systems in the nation lie in Alabama. Described as America's Amazon, Alabama has more species per square mile than any other state. Its rivers are home to more species of fish, crayfish, salamanders, mussels, snails and turtles than any other aquatic system in North America. And the contest isn't even close. California, for instance, has nine species of crayfish, while Alabama has 84. The 11 states that are drained by the Colorado River system are collectively home to 26 species of fish, while Alabama is home to 350 species of fish. But the wild places of the state are also under siege. Alabama has suffered more aquatic extinctions than any other state. In fact, more than half of all extinctions in the United States since the 1800s happened in Alabama, which has been logged, mined, and poisoned by a succession of industries. In this compelling portrait of the rough history of Alabama's rivers and the lands they flow through, Raines makes a case that more has been lost in Alabama than any other state thanks to the destructive hand of man. The version of Alabama that exists in the mind of the public - lynchings and fire hoses, cotton fields and steel mills - comes from things we've done to Alabama, and has for too long overshadowed the stunning natural splendor of the place. Saving America's Amazon highlights this other Alabama, a wild place of incredible diversity, of ancient gardens and modern edens. The ascendant view among scientists today is that Alabama's wild places should be treasured and protected as one of the richest and most diverse regions on the globe, an internationally important "biodiversity hotspot." But that is not what is happening on the ground in Alabama, which spends less on environmental protection than any other state. Instead, the constant stream of newly discovered species struggles to keep pace with the number of creatures being declared forever lost. The time of reckoning is here for the people of Alabama, who must decide whether their state will wear the crown for being the most diverse place on the continent, or the crown for the place with the most extinctions. One thing is certain, Alabama cannot lay claim to both crowns forever
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 128 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Saving America's Amazon
- Meet America's Amazon
- not always fresh, but never frozen
- Behold the Zeuglodon!
- A desert but for the rain
- Where the rivers meet the sea
- The bog
- a real-life little shop of horrors
- The fertile crescent
- Harnessing nature's bounty
- Dam it all!
- A delta dimmed
- Protecting the edges
- Isbn
- 9781588383389
- Label
- Saving America's Amazon : the threat to our nation's most biodiverse river system
- Title
- Saving America's Amazon
- Title remainder
- the threat to our nation's most biodiverse river system
- Statement of responsibility
- text and photos by Ben Raines ; foreword by E.O. Wilson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Though almost no one knows it, the most diverse forests and aquatic systems in the nation lie in Alabama. Described as America's Amazon, Alabama has more species per square mile than any other state. Its rivers are home to more species of fish, crayfish, salamanders, mussels, snails and turtles than any other aquatic system in North America. And the contest isn't even close. California, for instance, has nine species of crayfish, while Alabama has 84. The 11 states that are drained by the Colorado River system are collectively home to 26 species of fish, while Alabama is home to 350 species of fish. But the wild places of the state are also under siege. Alabama has suffered more aquatic extinctions than any other state. In fact, more than half of all extinctions in the United States since the 1800s happened in Alabama, which has been logged, mined, and poisoned by a succession of industries. In this compelling portrait of the rough history of Alabama's rivers and the lands they flow through, Raines makes a case that more has been lost in Alabama than any other state thanks to the destructive hand of man. The version of Alabama that exists in the mind of the public - lynchings and fire hoses, cotton fields and steel mills - comes from things we've done to Alabama, and has for too long overshadowed the stunning natural splendor of the place. Saving America's Amazon highlights this other Alabama, a wild place of incredible diversity, of ancient gardens and modern edens. The ascendant view among scientists today is that Alabama's wild places should be treasured and protected as one of the richest and most diverse regions on the globe, an internationally important "biodiversity hotspot." But that is not what is happening on the ground in Alabama, which spends less on environmental protection than any other state. Instead, the constant stream of newly discovered species struggles to keep pace with the number of creatures being declared forever lost. The time of reckoning is here for the people of Alabama, who must decide whether their state will wear the crown for being the most diverse place on the continent, or the crown for the place with the most extinctions. One thing is certain, Alabama cannot lay claim to both crowns forever
- Cataloging source
- AJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Raines, Ben
- Dewey number
- 333.95/409761
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL84.22.A2
- LC item number
- R35 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wilson, E.O.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wildlife conservation
- Aquatic biodiversity conservation
- Aquatic biodiversity conservation
- Wildlife conservation
- Alabama
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/writerofforeword
- ESUPvYqTCsM
- Label
- Saving America's Amazon : the threat to our nation's most biodiverse river system, text and photos by Ben Raines ; foreword by E.O. Wilson
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Saving America's Amazon -- Meet America's Amazon -- not always fresh, but never frozen -- Behold the Zeuglodon! -- A desert but for the rain -- Where the rivers meet the sea -- The bog -- a real-life little shop of horrors -- The fertile crescent -- Harnessing nature's bounty -- Dam it all! -- A delta dimmed -- Protecting the edges
- Dimensions
- 25 x 27 cm
- Extent
- 128 pages
- Isbn
- 9781588383389
- Lccn
- 2018050527
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1235780150
- (OCoLC)on1235780150
- Label
- Saving America's Amazon : the threat to our nation's most biodiverse river system, text and photos by Ben Raines ; foreword by E.O. Wilson
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Saving America's Amazon -- Meet America's Amazon -- not always fresh, but never frozen -- Behold the Zeuglodon! -- A desert but for the rain -- Where the rivers meet the sea -- The bog -- a real-life little shop of horrors -- The fertile crescent -- Harnessing nature's bounty -- Dam it all! -- A delta dimmed -- Protecting the edges
- Dimensions
- 25 x 27 cm
- Extent
- 128 pages
- Isbn
- 9781588383389
- Lccn
- 2018050527
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1235780150
- (OCoLC)on1235780150
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