ISBN: 9798198628953 - echoes in stone: a story of planetary resets (6 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book introduces the concept of mass extinctions as the defining 'punctuation marks' in Earth's evolutionary history. It distinguishes between the 'background rate' of extinction-the slow, natural turnover of species-and mass extinction events, which are sudden, cataclysmic ruptures that violently prune the tree of life and fundamentally redirect the course of evolution. It emphasizes that while these events are periods of immense tragedy and destruction, they act as essential reset mechanisms. By clearing away dominant lineages and leaving ecological niches vacant, they create the necessary vacuum for survivors to diversify and trigger new evolutionary radiations, eventually leading to the planet's current biological landscape. 'The Quintet of Great Extinctions,' identifying the causes and impacts of each: Ordovician-Silurian (443 Ma): Global cooling and glaciation decimated 85% of marine life.Late Devonian (372 Ma): Oceanic anoxia and climate shifts led to a 75% loss of species.Permian-Triassic (252 Ma): Known as 'The Great Dying,' massive Siberian volcanic activity killed up to 96% of marine species.Triassic-Jurassic (201 Ma): Volcanic activity during the Atlantic rifting cleared the path for the dominance of dinosaurs.>The narrative concludes that despite the varying causes-ranging from volcanism and climate change to asteroid impacts-these events collectively demonstrate both the fragility of life and its extraordinary capacity for persistence and regeneration.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book introduces the concept of mass extinctions as the defining "punctuation marks" in Earth's evolutionary history. It distinguishes between the "background rate" of extinction-the slow, natural turnover of species-and mass extinction events, which are sudden, cataclysmic ruptures that violently prune the tree of life and fundamentally redirect the course of evolution. It emphasizes that while these events are periods of immense tragedy and destruction, they act as essential reset mechanisms. By clearing away dominant lineages and leaving ecological niches vacant, they create the necessary vacuum for survivors to diversify and trigger new evolutionary radiations, eventually leading to the planet's current biological landscape. "The Quintet of Great Extinctions," identifying the causes and impacts of each: Ordovician-Silurian (443 Ma): Global cooling and glaciation decimated 85% of marine life.Late Devonian (372 Ma): Oceanic anoxia and climate shifts led to a 75% loss of species.Permian-Triassic (252 Ma): Known as "The Great Dying," massive Siberian volcanic activity killed up to 96% of marine species.Triassic-Jurassic (201 Ma): Volcanic activity during the Atlantic rifting cleared the path for the dominance of dinosaurs.Cretaceous-Paleogene (66 Ma): An asteroid impact, combined with volcanic activity, ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs. The narrative concludes that despite the varying causes-ranging from volcanism and climate change to asteroid impacts-these events collectively demonstrate both the fragility of life and its extraordinary capacity for persistence and regeneration. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book introduces the concept of mass extinctions as the defining "punctuation marks" in Earth's evolutionary history. It distinguishes between the "background rate" of extinction-the slow, natural turnover of species-and mass extinction events, which are sudden, cataclysmic ruptures that violently prune the tree of life and fundamentally redirect the course of evolution. It emphasizes that while these events are periods of immense tragedy and destruction, they act as essential reset mechanisms. By clearing away dominant lineages and leaving ecological niches vacant, they create the necessary vacuum for survivors to diversify and trigger new evolutionary radiations, eventually leading to the planet's current biological landscape. "The Quintet of Great Extinctions," identifying the causes and impacts of each: Ordovician-Silurian (443 Ma): Global cooling and glaciation decimated 85% of marine life.Late Devonian (372 Ma): Oceanic anoxia and climate shifts led to a 75% loss of species.Permian-Triassic (252 Ma): Known as "The Great Dying," massive Siberian volcanic activity killed up to 96% of marine species.Triassic-Jurassic (201 Ma): Volcanic activity during the Atlantic rifting cleared the path for the dominance of dinosaurs.Cretaceous-Paleogene (66 Ma): An asteroid impact, combined with volcanic activity, ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs. The narrative concludes that despite the varying causes-ranging from volcanism and climate change to asteroid impacts-these events collectively demonstrate both the fragility of life and its extraordinary capacity for persistence and regeneration. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…