02058cam a2200349 i 4500 405492246 TxAuBib 20191209120000.0 190418s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019013881 9781422243565 1422243567 (OCoLC)1123092181 TxAuBib rda Shoals, James,. The future of biodiversity / James Shoals. Broomall, PA : Mason Crest, [2020] 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Climate challenges : problems and progress Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index. "Biodiversity is the sum total of all living organisms inhabiting the earth. It refers to the variety and variation in living organisms, their species, and their habitats. Global warming has emerged as a great threat to biodiversity. As the planet is warming up, plants and animals are trying to adapt to their changing environments. However, the pace of change is so fast that some living organisms are not being able to cope up with the challenges of nature. This is making some species vulnerable to extinction. Not only rising temperatures but also changes in rainfall patterns, breeding seasons, as well as the reducing interaction between animals and plants have endangered many species. It is believed that if global temperatures rise by over 3.5°C, up to 70 percent of the world's known species would go extinct."-- Provided by publisher. 20191209. Biodiversity Juvenile literature. Nature Effect of human beings on Juvenile literature. Climatic changes. Juvenile literature. Endangered species Juvenile literature. Climate challenges : problems and progress. TXKYP