Catastrophic thinking : extinction and the value of diversity from Darwin to the Anthropocene / Davi...
Catastrophic thinking : extinction and the value of diversity from Darwin to the Anthropocene / Davi...
Catastrophic thinking : extinction and the value of diversity from Darwin to the Anthropocene / David Sepkoski.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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G 2020/3606
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English
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359 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: Why Extinction Matters -- The Meaning of Extinction: Catastrophe, Equilibrium, and Diversity -- Extinction in a Victorian Key -- Catastrophe and Modernity -- Extinction in the Shadow of the Bomb -- The Asteroid and the Dinosaur -- A Sixth Extinction? The Making of a Biodiversity Crisis...
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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Illinois
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2020.
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"It seems self-evident to most of us that diverse ecosystems and societies are intrinsically valuable, but in fact the current fascination with diversity is a relatively recent phenomenon. What is also clear from our current perspective is that the way we value diversity depends crucially on our sense that it is precarious-that it is something acti...
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Catastrophic thinking : extinction and the value of diversity from Darwin to the Anthropocene / David Sepkoski.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-342) and index.
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G 2020/3606
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74VKa6z4K6PX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa6z4K6PX
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022634861X
9780226348612 (cloth)
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576.8
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991024341219802626
