TY - BOOK AU - Eldredge,Niles TI - Life in the balance: humanity and the biodiversity crisis SN - 0691001251 : AV - QH75 .E58 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Biological diversity conservation KW - Human ecology N1 - "A Peter N. Nevraumont book."; Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-218) and index N2 - Eldredge argues that the Earth confronts a disaster in the making--an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could ultimately lead to mass extinction on the scale of that which killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Writing for general readers, he takes readers on a journey that reveals the twin faces of biodiversity. 36 line illustrations. 2 maps ER -