A Wealth of Wild Species | Storehouse for Human Welfare

This book tells how our welfare is ever more intimately tied up with the welfare of the millions of species that share the One Earth home ... SkiptomaincontentTaylor&FrancisGroupLogoSearch:AdvancedSearchClickheretosearchproductsusingtitlename,authornameandkeywords.LoginHi,User  YourAccountLogoutSearch:AdvancedSearchClickheretosearchproductsusingtitlename,authornameandkeywords.BreadcrumbsSection.Clickheretonavigatetorespectivepages.BookBookAWealthofWildSpeciesDOIlinkforAWealthofWildSpeciesAWealthofWildSpeciesbookStorehouseforHumanWelfareAWealthofWildSpeciesDOIlinkforAWealthofWildSpeciesAWealthofWildSpeciesbookStorehouseforHumanWelfareByNormanMyersEdition1stEditionFirstPublished1983eBookPublished20December2019Pub.LocationNewYorkImprintRoutledgeDOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429048197Pages288eBookISBN9780429048197SubjectsPolitics&InternationalRelationsShareCitationGetCitationMyers,N.(1983).AWealthofWildSpecies:StorehouseforHumanWelfare(1sted.).Routledge.https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429048197COPYABSTRACTThisbooktellshowourwelfareisevermoreintimatelytiedupwiththewelfareofthemillionsofspeciesthatsharetheOneEarthhomewithus.Itpresentsasynopticreviewofthecontributionsthatwildspeciesmake,andcanmake,toourdailylives.TABLEOFCONTENTSpart|10 pagesProloguechapter|8 pagesWildSpecies:AKeyFactorinOurDailyLivesAbstractpartOne|76 pagesAgriculturechapterOne|14 pagesATaleofaFewWildCornStalksAbstractchapterTwo|16 pagesTheGeneticGutsofModernAgricultureAbstractchapterThree|20 pagesMoreGenesforMealtimesAbstractchapterFour|13 pagesNewFoodsComingonLineAbstractchapterFive|10 pagesInsectFoodoftheFutureAbstractpartTwo|55 pagesMedicinechapterSix|16 pagesPlantsandMedicineAbstractchapterSeven|10 pagesPlantsasSourcesofAnticancerDrugsAbstractchapterEight|10 pagesAnimalsandMedicineAbstractchapterNine|17 pagesMarineLifeandMedicineAbstractpartThree|50 pagesIndustrychapter10|24 pagesPlantsandIndustryAbstractchapterEleven|12 pagesGrowingGasolineAbstractchapterTwelve|12 pagesSomeEsotericUsesofWildlifeAbstractpartFour|16 pagesGeneticEngineeringchapterThirteen|14 pagesTheUltimateGeneticContributionAbstractpart|19 pagesEpiloguechapter|17 pagesDollarsandSenseAbstractABSTRACTTABLEOFCONTENTST&FlogoPoliciesPrivacyPolicyTerms&ConditionsCookiePolicyPoliciesPrivacyPolicyTerms&ConditionsCookiePolicyJournalsTaylor&FrancisOnlineCogentOAJournalsTaylor&FrancisOnlineCogentOACorporateTaylor&FrancisGroupTaylor&FrancisGroupCorporateTaylor&FrancisGroupTaylor&FrancisGroupHelp&ContactStudents/ResearchersLibrarians/InstitutionsHelp&ContactStudents/ResearchersLibrarians/InstitutionsConnectwithusConnectwithusRegisteredinEngland&WalesNo.30990675HowickPlace|London|SW1P1WG©2022InformaUKLimited