Malformed Frogs (eBook)

The Collapse of Aquatic Ecosystems

Michael Lannoo (Autor)

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2008
288 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-94253-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The widespread appearance of frogs with deformed bodies has generated much press coverage over the past decade. Frogs with extra limbs or digits, missing limbs or digits, or misaligned appendages raise an alarming question: "e;Are deformed humans next?"e; Taking a fresh look at this disturbing environmental problem, this reference provides a balanced overview of the science behind the malformed frog phenomenon. Bringing together data from ecology, parasitology, and other disciplines, Michael Lannoo considers the possible causes of these deformities, tells which frogs have been affected, and addresses questions about what these malformations might mean to human populations. Featuring high-quality radiographic images, Malformed Frogs suggests that our focus should be on finding practical solutions, a key component of which will be controlling chemical, nutrient, and pesticide runoff into wetlands.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.8.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Schlagworte: Aquatic Ecosystems • chemical runoff • collapsed ecosystems • deformed animals • Deformity • Ecology • environmental conservation protection • Environmental problems • Evolution • extra digits • extra limbs • frogs • healthy ecosystems • Human populations • Life Sciences • malformed frogs • misaligned legs • missing digits • missing limbs • natural phenomenon • Nonfiction • Nutrients • Parasitology • pesticide runoff • practical solutions • radiographic images • scientists • Wetland ecology
• ISBN-10: 0-520-94253-1 / 0520942531
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-94253-0 / 9780520942530