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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Mass Extinctions: Lessons from The Past, Warnings for The Future delves into the powerful story of life on Earth, marked by resilience, evolution, and transformative loss. Over the planet's 4.5-billion-year history, life has faced five major extinction events-each one reshaping ecosystems, altering evolutionary paths, and challenging life's adaptability. In this book, readers will journey through these pivotal moments in Earth's past, exploring the circumstances, impacts, and aftermaths of each extinction event and uncovering the critical lessons they hold for our future.Starting with the ancient seas of the Ordovician-Silurian period, we follow the paths of mass extinctions through to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, which famously ended the age of dinosaurs. Each chapter provides a richly detailed narrative of how these extinctions unfolded, combining insights from paleontology, geology, and biology to illustrate the causes and consequences of each dramatic shift. The book also explores the evolutionary ingenuity displayed by life forms that survived, adapted, and flourished anew, painting a picture of resilience and renewal.At the heart of this exploration lies the ominous warning of a sixth extinction-the Anthropocene extinction-which many scientists believe is already underway, driven by human activities like climate change, habitat destruction, and overexploitation of natural resources. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Mass Extinctions: Lessons from The Past, Warnings for The Future delves into the powerful story of life on Earth, marked by resilience, evolution, and transformative loss. Over the planet's 4.5-billion-year history, life has faced five major extinction events-each one reshaping ecosystems, altering evolutionary paths, and challenging life's adaptability. In this book, readers will journey through these pivotal moments in Earth's past, exploring the circumstances, impacts, and aftermaths of each extinction event and uncovering the critical lessons they hold for our future.Starting with the ancient seas of the Ordovician-Silurian period, we follow the paths of mass extinctions through to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, which famously ended the age of dinosaurs. Each chapter provides a richly detailed narrative of how these extinctions unfolded, combining insights from paleontology, geology, and biology to illustrate the causes and consequences of each dramatic shift. The book also explores the evolutionary ingenuity displayed by life forms that survived, adapted, and flourished anew, painting a picture of resilience and renewal.At the heart of this exploration lies the ominous warning of a sixth extinction-the Anthropocene extinction-which many scientists believe is already underway, driven by human activities like climate change, habitat destruction, and overexploitation of natural resources. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Mass Extinctions: Lessons from The Past, Warnings for The Future delves into the powerful story of life on Earth, marked by resilience, evolution, and transformative loss. Over the planet's 4.5-billion-year history, life has faced five major extinction events-each one reshaping ecosystems, altering evolutionary paths, and challenging life's adaptability. In this book, readers will journey through these pivotal moments in Earth's past, exploring the circumstances, impacts, and aftermaths of each extinction event and uncovering the critical lessons they hold for our future.Starting with the ancient seas of the Ordovician-Silurian period, we follow the paths of mass extinctions through to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, which famously ended the age of dinosaurs. Each chapter provides a richly detailed narrative of how these extinctions unfolded, combining insights from paleontology, geology, and biology to illustrate the causes and consequences of each dramatic shift. The book also explores the evolutionary ingenuity displayed by life forms that survived, adapted, and flourished anew, painting a picture of resilience and renewal.At the heart of this exploration lies the ominous warning of a sixth extinction-the Anthropocene extinction-which many scientists believe is already underway, driven by human activities like climate change, habitat destruction, and overexploitation of natural resources. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Mass Extinctions | Lessons From The Past, Warnings For The Future | Mukesh Bharti | Buch | Englisch | 2026 | Notion Press | EAN 9798904794316 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…