Wildlife in the balance : the species that shape Earth's ecosystems

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Summary:

"Explore all the unique ways animals and plants are connected, uncovering how every living thing -- big or small -- has a role to play in the environment they call home." -- adapted from back cover.

General Note:

Includes index.

Edition:

First edition.

Contents:

What is an ecosystem -- Food chains and webs -- Discovery of keystone species -- Apex predators -- Meet the keystones -- A lifeline for the Pacific Northwest -- Sentinel of the Southwest -- A fish that shapes the reef -- The rabbits of the Mediterranean -- The ultimate river architect -- The big role of China's little Pika -- Where the river meets the sea -- Protecting the African Savanna -- Namibian Gobies save the day -- The giving tree of the rainforest -- Pollinator of Patagonia -- The krill that powers the Antarctic -- How to help keystone species.

Physical Description:

77 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm

Subject Term:

Nature -- Juvenile literature.

Ecology -- Juvenile literature.

Biotic communities -- Juvenile literature.

Food chains (Ecology) -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Po, Terri,

Publisher:

Flying Eye Books,

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

9781838748753

Publication Information:

London : Flying Eye Books, 2024.

Call Number:

J 577.8 WISMER

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Summary

Meet some of our planet's most important animals and discover the remarkable ways they are helping save our planet.

Learn about 25 keystone species around the world from elephants to wolves, honeybees to beavers. Keystone species are animals or plants that play a crucial role in different habitats and have a huge effect on the environment around them. Entire ecosystems can depend on a single species, and they act as a glue that holds the ecosystem together.  The book will introduce readers to keystone animals across all the five major biomes (aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra) with facts about wildlife, habitats, and modern conservation practices to protect these species.

Author Notes

Dr Sharon Wismer is a scientist, children's book author and mother who enjoys sharing her passion for wildlife and science. She is currently funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and leads a science communication project at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Sharon obtained her PhD in 2017. As a marine biologist, her research focused on the behavioural ecology of reef fishes and the impacts of mass coral bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef. Her scientific work has been published in many peer-reviewed international journals, while her children's books, Keepers of the Reef and When Nature Runs Wild, aim to make emerging science accessible and exciting for children.

Terri grew up in hong Kong and studies illustration at the University of Edinburgh, and now lives and works from a wooden cabin in the countryside. She likes drawing anything blobby, including but not limited to: brains, intestines and liverworts.