YEAR 7 BIOLOGY: Endangered organisms

Entries on 200 extinct, endangered, vulnerable and threatened animals & plants; habitat & current distribution, & efforts to protect and preserve them

Includes tables of Threatened species and Protected ecosystems

Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and contain a diverse array of species, habitats and ecosystems. As many as 100 million species live in our oceans, contributing to a rich biodiversity far exceeding that found on land. Marine extinction risk has ramped up rapidly in the past 50 years, to converge upon the level of risk seen on land.

Discusses what oceans are, their importance to humans and to the ecosystem, how humans are harming them, and what can be done to protect them.

Discusses what rivers are, their importance to humans and to the ecosystem, how humans are harming them, and what can be done to protect them.

Discusses what rain forests are, their importance to humans and to the ecosystem, how humans are harming them, and what can be done to protect them.

This book examines the global rate of species extinction, and explains the importance of biodiversity conservation. What are Australia’s most endangered species? What legal and practical measures is Australia taking to conserve its threatened species? Is the planet on the brink of an extinction crisis?