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The call of distant mammoths : why the ice age mammals disappeared / by Ward, Peter Douglas,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-229) and index.
Subjects: Mastodon.; Extinction (Biology);
© c1997., Copernicus,
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The great extinctions : what causes them and how they shape life / by MacLeod, Norman,1953-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
Subjects: Extinction (Biology); Paleontology.;
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Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / by Hallam, A.(Anthony),1933-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-213) and index.In search of possible causes of mass extinctions -- Historical background -- Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record -- Impact by comets and asteroids -- Sea-level changes -- Oxygen deficiency in the oceans -- Climate change -- Volcanic activity -- Pulling the strands together -- The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions -- The influence of humans.
Subjects: Extinction (Biology); Catastrophes (Geology);
© 2005., Oxford University Press,
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Extinction and evolution : what fossils reveal about the history of life / by Eldredge, Niles.; Zimmer, Carl,1966-writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.Introduction / by Carl Zimmer -- The past as prologue -- Adaptation -- Origin of species -- Human evolution -- Living fossils -- Extinction -- Macroevolution -- Epilogue : Old and new pictures.Eldredge's groundbreaking work is now accepted as the definitive statement of how life as we know it evolved on Earth. This book chronicles how Eldredge made his discoveries and traces the history of life through the lenses of paleontology, geology, ecology, anthropology, biology, genetics, zoology, mammalogy, herpetology, entomology and botany. While rigorously accurate, the text is accessible, engaging and free of jargon.
Subjects: Fossils.; Extinction (Biology); Evolution (Biology); Paleontology.;
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Night comes to the Cretaceous : dinosaur extinction and the transformation of modern geology / by Powell, James Lawrence,1936-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index.
Subjects: Catastrophes (Geology); Extinction (Biology); Dinosaurs.;
© c1998., W.H. Freeman,
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Extinction : how life on Earth nearly ended 250 million years ago / by Erwin, Douglas H.,1958-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Extinction (Biology); Catastrophes (Geology); Geology, Stratigraphic; Paleontology, Stratigraphic.;
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The book of life / by Gould, Stephen Jay.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 21).A new introduction: A flawed work in progress / Stephen Jay Gould -- Reconstructing (and deconstructing) the past / Stephen Jay Gould -- Life and time / Michael Benton -- Foundations: life in the oceans / J. John Sepkoski, Jr. -- The rise of the fishes / Michael Benton -- Four feet on the ground / Michael Benton -- Dinosaur summer / Michael Benton -- Victors by default / Christine Janis -- The primates' progress / Peter Andrews and Christopher Stringer.This book uses art and science to tell the story of life on earth. The text provides thorough understanding of the latest research and is accompanied by paintings prepared especially for this book. Never before has our planet's evolution been so clearly explained. History is marked by disaster. The book of life explains how mammals, having survived at least one of these disasters -- the impact of a massive comet -- luckily inherited the earth. Next came the rise of modern humans, who would shape the world as no creature has. As this history unfolds, illustrations allow us to observe climate changes, tectonic plate movement, the spread of plant life, and the death of the dinosaurs. We discover the chains of animal survival, the causes and consequences of adaptation, and finally the environmental impact of human life.
Subjects: Life; Evolution (Biology); Human beings; Dinosaurs.; Extinction (Biology); Paleoecology.; Paleontology.; Life (Biology); Life; Biological Evolution; Dinosaurs; Extinction, Biological; Paleontology;
© ©2001., Norton,
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Endangered species : protecting biodiversity / by Evans, Kim Masters.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index.Extinction and endangered species -- The endangered species act -- Marine mammals -- Fish -- Clams, snails, crustaceans, and corals -- Amphibians and reptiles -- Terrestrial mammals -- Birds -- Insects and spiders -- Plants.Discusses what has been done to protect endangered species in the United States and around the world, and examines the debate over what future actions are warranted.
Subjects: Endangered species.; Endangered species; Extinction (Biology); Wildlife conservation.; Wildlife conservation; Nature conservation.;
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Rewilding North America : a vision for conservation in the 21st century / by Foreman, Dave,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-280) and index.Bad news -- The extinction crisis -- The pleistocene-holocene event: forty thousand years of extinction -- The first wave -- The second and third waves -- Ecological wounds of North America : direct killing and habitat loss -- Ecological wounds of North America : fragmentation, loss of ecological processes, exotic species, pollution, and climate change -- Good news -- Conservation biology -- Rewilding North America -- Selecting and designing protected areas: the early days -- Selecting and designing protected areas: the past two decades -- The importance of wilderness areas -- Taking action -- Putting the pieces together: building a North American Wildlands network -- An ecological approach to wilderness area selection and design -- Land management reforms for implementing the North American Wildlands network -- Hope for the future.Annotation
Subjects: Wilderness areas; Biodiversity conservation; Extinction (Biology);
© ©2004., Island Press,
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The humans who went extinct : why Neanderthals died out and we survived / by Finlayson, Clive,1955-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue : when climate changed the course of history -- The road to extinction is paved with good intentions -- Once we were not alone -- Failed experiments -- Stick to what you know best -- Being in the right place at the right time -- If only . . . -- Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti -- One small step for man . . . -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance."We have all heard the account of how our clever ancestors spread From Africa and ousted the primitive Neanderthals, driving them to extinction. But was that really how it happened?" "'History is typically the story of victors over vanquished and prehistory is no different', says Clive Finlayson. He presents an altogether more humbling view: there is nothing to suggest that our ancestors were inherently smarter than the Neanderthals. We should think of the two as different kinds of human." "The topic of early human history is highly contentious. Finlayson presents an account that places the various human populations firmly within an ecological context. Drawing on evidence not only from fossils and genes, but also from the many clues about lifestyle from plant and animal remains, he underlines the interweaving of climate, ecology, geography, and lifestyle in the fortunes of populations. What emerges is no simple linear rise to conquest and dominance by one superior species. Instead, we find a complex tale of shifting patterns of settlement and migration, of new skills learnt and lost, as groups of humans of initially quite similar abilities sought out a living in changing mosaics of vegetation and wildlife. Chance, climate, and geography favoured a sturdy group of our ancestors who had honed their skills in the harsh, persistent Asian steppes."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Neanderthals.; Human evolution.; Social evolution.; Hominidae.; Extinction, Biological.; Sociobiology.;
© 2009., Oxford University Press,
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