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BOOK REVIEWS Indeed Biodiversity in Canada provides ample statistics BIODIVERSITY IN CANADA: to support the warning call being made by environmentalists and many scientists. The May 2000 list ECOLOGY, IDEAS, AND ACTION. of Canadian Species at Risk released by the Committee Stephen Bocking (ed). 2000. Broadview Press, on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Peterborough, ON. Paperback, ISBN 1-55111-238-8, (COSEWIC) identifies 353 taxa considered at risk in CDN$29.95, US$24.95, UK£14.95, 426pp. Canada, so that, for example, one-third of Canada’s freshwater fish species are now at risk (p. 86). The current Minister of the Environment, the Honourable David This well-produced and informative book provides an Anderson, acknowledges that habitat issues are a threat interdisciplinary perspective on biodiversity, and has four for over 75% of the species currently listed “at risk.” parts. Part One introduces the book and provides two Clearly, if we are going to protect species, we must protect views on Canadians’ past relationships with biodiversity; their habitat, and yet some 97% of the “Carolinian Forest” first, through a look at our national history and second, of southern Ontario has been annihilated (p. 65) and through the history of Banff National Park. Part Two ecosystems in southern British Columbia and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biodiversity Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis
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2160-0651
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10.1080/14888386.2000.9712526
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Indeed Biodiversity in Canada provides ample statistics BIODIVERSITY IN CANADA: to support the warning call being made by environmentalists and many scientists. The May 2000 list ECOLOGY, IDEAS, AND ACTION. of Canadian Species at Risk released by the Committee Stephen Bocking (ed). 2000. Broadview Press, on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Peterborough, ON. Paperback, ISBN 1-55111-238-8, (COSEWIC) identifies 353 taxa considered at risk in CDN$29.95, US$24.95, UK£14.95, 426pp. Canada, so that, for example, one-third of Canada’s freshwater fish species are now at risk (p. 86). The current Minister of the Environment, the Honourable David This well-produced and informative book provides an Anderson, acknowledges that habitat issues are a threat interdisciplinary perspective on biodiversity, and has four for over 75% of the species currently listed “at risk.” parts. Part One introduces the book and provides two Clearly, if we are going to protect species, we must protect views on Canadians’ past relationships with biodiversity; their habitat, and yet some 97% of the “Carolinian Forest” first, through a look at our national history and second, of southern Ontario has been annihilated (p. 65) and through the history of Banff National Park. Part Two ecosystems in southern British Columbia and

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Published: Nov 1, 2000

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