Life in the Balance:
Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis
Niles Eldredge

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	Preface: The Biodiversity Crisis
Ch. 1	Tales from the Swamp
Pt. I	The Biodiversity Crisis in Microcosm	1
Pt. II	The Ok Avango as Primordial Eden	24
Ch. 2	Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology	49
Ch. 3	The Tree of Life	67
Ch. 4	Ecosystem Panorama	113
Ch. 5	Biodiversity - A Threatened Natural Treasure	143
Ch. 6	Striking a Balance	177
App. I	Animal Species Extinct Since Circa 1600	195
App. II	Essential Microbes, Fungi, Animals, and Plants	208
	Bibliography of Suggested Readings	216
	Index	219

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