Extinction rates / edited by John H. Lawton and Robert M. May.
Extinction rates / edited by John H. Lawton and Robert M. May.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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T0386590
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Assessing extinction rates / Robert M. May, John H. Lawton, Nigel E. Stork -- Extinctions in the fossil record / David Jablonski -- Constancy and change of life in the sea / J.B.C. Jackson -- Insect faunas in ice age environments : why so little extinction? / G.R. Coope -- Bird extinctions in the ce...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
There is increasing need for good estimates of impending rates of extinction of plant and animal species, based on an understanding of extinction rates in the recent and far past, and on the underlying ecological and evolutionary causes. This book provides a more wide-ranging and data-driven treatment of current and likely future extinction rates t...
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Extinction rates / edited by John H. Lawton and Robert M. May.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N575.7/4.
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T0386590
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74VKRDdBQ5bg
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ISBN
019854829X
019854829X (pbk.)
DDC
575.7
575 .7
MMS ID
991023018769702626
