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Goulson, Dave, author.

Silent Earth : averting the insect apocalypse / Dave Goulson.

First U.S. edition.

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

©2021

328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.

Insects -- Ecology.

Insects -- Conservation.

Insect populations.

"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Jonathan Cape"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-317) and index.

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.

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