The sixth extinction : an unnatural history / Elizabeth Kolbert.

Draws on the work of geologists, botanists, marine biologists and other researchers to discuss the five devastating mass extinctions on Earth and predicts the coming of a sixth.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kolbert, Elizabeth (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Mass extinctions.
Extinction (Biology)
Environmental disasters.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
Physical Description:319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The sixth extinction
  • The mastodon's molars
  • The original penguin
  • The luck of the ammonites
  • Welcome to the Anthropocene
  • The sea around us
  • Dropping acid
  • The forest and the trees
  • Islands on dry land
  • The new Pangaea
  • The rhino gets an ultrasound
  • The madness gene
  • The thing with feathers.