Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk / Michael Novace...
Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk / Michael Novace...
Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk / Michael Novacek.
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2007.
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N576.84/9
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Prologue: The Hyena -- Pt. 1. The Way of the World -- 1. A Creature in the Forest -- 2. Lush Life -- 3. Ephemeral Life -- 4. Elephants, Dung Beetles, and Ecosystems -- 5. Evolution - Life Through a New Lens -- Pt. 2. The World Becomes Modern -- 6. Ancient Ground -- 7. Imperial Collapse -- 8. The Din...
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2007.
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New York (State)
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c2007.
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"The natural world as humans have always known it evolved close to 100 million years ago with the appearance of flowering plants and pollinating insects during the age of the dinosaurs. Its tremendous history is now in danger of profound, catastrophic disruption. In Terra, a brilliant synthesis of evolutionary biology, paleontology, and modern envi...
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Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk / Michael Novacek.
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Includes index.
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c2007.
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N576.84/9
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74VK3PgA2orA
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0374273251 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780374273255 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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576.84
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991023675099702626
