Wild solutions how biodiversity is money in the bank / [electronic resource] :
Andrew Beattie, Paul R. Ehrlich ; with illustrations by Christine Turnbull.
- 2nd ed.
- Yale University Press, 2004.
- 1 online resource (xii, 261 p.) : ill.
Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.
Introduction -- Exploring a little-known planet -- Basic survival -- The natural Internet -- Thirst : ecosystems and the world's water supply -- Garbage red in tooth and claw -- Natural enemies are best friends -- Naturally selected -- Miners' canaries and sentinel pigs -- Chemical engineers -- Blueprints and inspiration from the wild -- Wild medicine -- Savings and loans.