Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Format: Book Author: Goulson, Dave, author. Title: Silent Earth : averting the insect apocalypse / Dave Goulson. Edition: First U.S. edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] ©2021 Description: 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: An award-winning entomologist and conservationist, drawing on thirty years of research, examines the evidence of an alarming drop in insect numbers around the world, which could cause an ecological disaster. Subjects: Insects -- Ecology. Insects -- Conservation. Insect populations. Notes: "Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Jonathan Cape"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-317) and index. Contents: Introduction: a life with insects -- Why insects matter. A brief history of insects ; The importance of insects ; The wonder of insects -- Insect declines. Evidence for insect declines ; Shifting baselines -- Causes of insect declines. Losing their home ; The poisoned land ; Weed control ; The green desert ; Pandora's box ; The coming storm ; Bauble Earth ; Invasions ; The known and unknown unknowns ; Death by a thousand cuts -- Where are we headed?. A view from the future -- What can we do?. Raising awareness ; Greening our cities ; The future of farming ; Nature everywhere ; Actions for everyone. ISBN: 9780063088207 0063088207 Other Number: 1268939520 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 924670 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 595.717 Goulson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
