Extinctions in the History of Life
Extinctions in the History of Life
Recognition of a biodiversity crisis, and the development of new analytical and geological techniques for studying extinction, have increased our appreciation of global change in recent years. Paul Taylor looks at the implications for plants, animals and microbes, and discusses the role of extinction in evolution. His useful reference brings together key findings from the current debate concerning extinction for students, researchers and the interested general reader.
- Reviews topical issues such as the biodiversity crisis
- An excellent introduction and overview for undergraduates and more advanced students
- Written by key researchers
Reviews & endorsements
"The contributors have been very successful in producing a work that is accessible to undergraduates and also represents the best of scientific analyses on the subject." CHOICE June 2005
Product details
December 2007Adobe eBook Reader
9780511252822
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62 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- 1. Extinction and the fossil record Paul D. Taylor
- 2. Extinctions in life's earliest history J. William Schopf
- 3. Mass extinctions in plant evolution Scott L. Wing
- 4. The beginning of the Mesozoic:
- 70 million years of environmental stress and extinction David J. Bottjer
- 5. Causes of mass extinctions Paul D. Wignall
- 6. The evolutionary role of mass extinctions: disaster, recovery and something in-between David Jablonski
- Glossary
- Index.
