A Biology Of Extinction And Survival
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Extinct And Vanishing Animals
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Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Extinct And Vanishing Animals written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
In the limited scope of this book I wish to present a brief review of the progressive destruction of nature, particularly in the domain of animal life, and at the same time to ill- trate some of the possibilities by BIII: - Ion-.--------------, which man can prevent this de- 3 ---------- f_4 struction. As the mightiest creation of na- 2,51-______ a _ ___ L...-_j ture, man extends his influence into all of nature's provinces and in- 2 1--- - -------1---; habits all zones of the earth., 51----------1'------1 Civilization and technology, ulti mate consequences of his unique 1 cerebral development, have pro moted man to this position of O >, I, ., oo-="'------------I power. An enormous population increase in recent centuries has 1850 1100 1700 1800 1BIIO 1800 .110.2000 made him one of the most numer An ous of all animal forms. A com h parison of the alarming climb of 5 earth's population curve (Fig. la) -,"0 with the graphical representation r-- of exterminated animal species 30 r- (Fig. Ib) establishes a striking conformity. The steeper the human 20 r-- population curve climbs, the higher 10- stretch the bars representing the h -r-- number of exterminated animal 1650 1700 17150 1800 18SO 1900 19SO 2000 species.
Extinct And Vanishing Animals A Biology Of Extinction And Survival
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Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Extinct And Vanishing Animals A Biology Of Extinction And Survival written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with categories.
A Biology Of Extinction And Survival
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Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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Extinct And Vanishing Animals A Biology Of Extinction And Survival Rev English Ed By Fred And Pille Bunnell
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Author : V. Ziswiler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Extinct And Vanishing Animals A Biology Of Extinction And Survival Rev English Ed By Fred And Pille Bunnell written by V. Ziswiler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with categories.
Extinct And Vanishing Animal
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Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Extinct And Vanishing Animal written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with categories.
Bedrohte Und Ausgerottete Tiere Extinct And Vanishing Animals
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Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Bedrohte Und Ausgerottete Tiere Extinct And Vanishing Animals written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with categories.
Bedrohte Und Ausgerottete Tiere Extinct And Vanishing Animals A Biology Of Extinction And Survival Revised English Edition By Fred And Pille Bunnell
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Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Bedrohte Und Ausgerottete Tiere Extinct And Vanishing Animals A Biology Of Extinction And Survival Revised English Edition By Fred And Pille Bunnell written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with categories.
Scatter Adapt And Remember
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Author : Annalee Newitz
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2013-05-14
Scatter Adapt And Remember written by Annalee Newitz and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-14 with Science categories.
In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can we survive it? How? As a species, Homo sapiens is at a crossroads. Study of our planet’s turbulent past suggests that we are overdue for a catastrophic disaster, whether caused by nature or by human interference. It’s a frightening prospect, as each of the Earth’s past major disasters—from meteor strikes to bombardment by cosmic radiation—resulted in a mass extinction, where more than 75 percent of the planet’s species died out. But in Scatter, Adapt, and Remember, Annalee Newitz, science journalist and editor of the science Web site io9.com explains that although global disaster is all but inevitable, our chances of long-term species survival are better than ever. Life on Earth has come close to annihilation—humans have, more than once, narrowly avoided extinction just during the last million years—but every single time a few creatures survived, evolving to adapt to the harshest of conditions. This brilliantly speculative work of popular science focuses on humanity’s long history of dodging the bullet, as well as on new threats that we may face in years to come. Most important, it explores how scientific breakthroughs today will help us avoid disasters tomorrow. From simulating tsunamis to studying central Turkey’s ancient underground cities; from cultivating cyanobacteria for “living cities” to designing space elevators to make space colonies cost-effective; from using math to stop pandemics to studying the remarkable survival strategies of gray whales, scientists and researchers the world over are discovering the keys to long-term resilience and learning how humans can choose life over death. Newitz’s remarkable and fascinating journey through the science of mass extinctions is a powerful argument about human ingenuity and our ability to change. In a world populated by doomsday preppers and media commentators obsessively forecasting our demise, Scatter, Adapt, and Remember is a compelling voice of hope. It leads us away from apocalyptic thinking into a future where we live to build a better world—on this planet and perhaps on others. Readers of this book will be equipped scientifically, intellectually, and emotionally to face whatever the future holds.
The Sixth Extinction
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Author : Richard E. Leakey
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 1996
The Sixth Extinction written by Richard E. Leakey and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Science categories.
Richard Leakey, One Of The World's Foremost Experts On Man's Evolutionary Past, Now Turns His Eye To The Future And Doesn't Like What He Sees. To the philosophical the earth is eternal, while the human race -- presumptive keeper of the world's history -- is a mere speck in the rich stream of life. It is known that nothing upon Earth is forever; geography, climate, and plant and animal life are all subject to radical change. On five occasions in the past, catastrophic natural events have caused mass extinctions on Earth. But today humans stand alone, in dubious distinction, among Earth's species: Homo Sapiens possesses the ability to destroy entire species at will, to trigger the sixth extinction in the history of life. In The Sixth Extinction, Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin consider how the grand sprawl of human life is inexorably wreaking havoc around the world. The authors of Origins and Origins Reconsidered, unimpeachable authorities on the human fossil record, turn their attention to the most uncharted anthropological territory of all: the future, and man's role in defining it. According to Leakey and Lewin, man and his surrounding species are end products of history and chance. Now, however, humans have the unique opportunity to recognize their influence on the global ecosystem, and consciously steer the outcome in order to avoid triggering an unimaginable upheaval.
Extinction And Survival In The Fossil Record
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Author : Gilbert Powell Larwood
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1988
Extinction And Survival In The Fossil Record written by Gilbert Powell Larwood and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Extinction (Biology) categories.
Mass extinctions of animals and plants in the geological past are a topic of continuing interest and debate. This volume reviews some of the major changes that are seen in important groups of organisms in the fossil record. Our present understanding of the nature and causes of these changes is examined, together with the problems of defining such changes. The available data on a variety of fossil plants and animals are considered in relation to major extinction events that have been recognized in the geological record for Phanerozoic time (i.e. approximately the past 600 million years). The question of whether there is a regular periodicity in extinction events is considered, as are the problems posed by the incompleteness of the paleontological and stratigraphical evidence.
