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The state of biodiversity is of increasing concern around the world. Considerable agreement exists among scientists that habitat loss and degradation are among the leading causes of global biodiversity decline. Renowned entomologist and champion of biodiversity awareness E. O. Wilson (1988, 3) claims: “Overall we are locked into a race. We must hurry to acquire the knowledge on which a wise policy of conservation and development can be based for centuries to come.”
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Ahern, J., Leduc, E., York, M.L. (2014). Introduction. In: Ndubisi, F.O. (eds) The Ecological Design and Planning Reader. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-491-8_27
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