Great extinctions : what causes them and how they shape life /
A fascinating history of species extinctions, their causes and the looming "sixth extinction." Explores the history of this search, its subjects, its controversies, its current conclusions, and their implications for our efforts to preserve Earth's biodiversity. It explains what exti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Buffalo, New York :
Firefly Books,
2013.
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| Summary: | A fascinating history of species extinctions, their causes and the looming "sixth extinction." Explores the history of this search, its subjects, its controversies, its current conclusions, and their implications for our efforts to preserve Earth's biodiversity. It explains what extinction is, what causes it and whether it is preventable and by comparing past geological extinction events, it aims to predict what will happen in the future. |
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| Physical Description: | 208 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1770851879 9781770851870 |