| Evaluación Rápida de la Biodiversidad de Los Ecosistemas Acuáticos En La Confluencia de Los Ríos Orinoco Y Ventuari, Estado Amazonas (Venezuala): Rap Contributor(s): Lasso, Carlos A. (Editor), Señaris, Josefa Celsa (Editor), Alonso, Leeanne E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1881173461 ISBN-13: 9781881173465 Publisher: Conservation International OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: This report presents the findings of a 2003 biological expedition to a remote, little-explored area of the Venezuelan Amazon at the confluence of the Orinoco and Ventuari Rivers. The survey, conducted by the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, discovered extremely high levels of biodiversity, with more than 350 species of plants and 245 species of fishes. It also found alarming threats from illegal mining and environmental degradation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biological Diversity - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 577.6 |
| LCCN: 2006925489 |
| Series: Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 8.44" W x 10.94" (1.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report presents the findings of a 2003 biological expedition to a remote, little-explored area of the Venezuelan Amazon at the confluence of the Orinoco and Ventuari Rivers. The survey, conducted by the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, discovered extremely high levels of biodiversity, with more than 350 species of plants and 245 species of fishes. It also found alarming threats from illegal mining and environmental degradation. |