Under a green sky global warming, the mass extinctions of the past, and what they can tell us about our future

Argues that all but one of the major extinction events of the past were caused by environmental factors, examines the ways in which global warming compromises the Earth's ability to sustain life, and makes recommendations for averting future disasters.

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1. Verfasser: Ward, Peter Douglas (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York Smithsonian u.a. 2007
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Argues that all but one of the major extinction events of the past were caused by environmental factors, examines the ways in which global warming compromises the Earth's ability to sustain life, and makes recommendations for averting future disasters.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 242 S.
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ISBN:9780061137914
978-0-06-113791-4
9780061137921
978-0-06-113792-1
006113791X
0-06-113791-X