Description |
xiii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm |
Note |
Originally published: 2004. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Subject |
Extinction (Biology)
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Extinction (Biology) |
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN |
0192806688 paperback |
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