The Worst of Times: How Life on Earth Survived Eighty Million Years of Extinctions Tapa dura - 2015
de Paul B. Wignall
Descripción de contraportada
"We often think of extraterrestrial impacts, such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs, as the primary cause of mass extinction. But in this elegantly written book, Paul Wignall cites large volcanic eruptions as the most likely cause of several earlier mass extinctions, and offers a cogent analysis of why, since the Jurassic, such eruptions have posed less of a threat to life on Earth."--David J. Bottjer, University of Southern California
[An] excellent introduction to the latest thinking about this key period in Earth's history. . . . Wignall's book is enthralling.--New Scientist
"Wignall does a wonderful job of describing the mass extinctions from the Middle Permian through the Jurassic. His personal contributions to this field have been influential, and it is great fun to read about the subject through his eyes and the experiences of his research team. I really enjoyed this informative and entertaining book."--Jonathan Payne, Stanford University
"Wignall covers everything from volcanic eruptions and the carbon cycle to climate reconstruction and the possible role the Pangea supercontinent may have played in these devastating events. This is a story well told."--Michael J. Benton, author ofThe History of Life: A Very Short Introduction
Detalles
- Título The Worst of Times: How Life on Earth Survived Eighty Million Years of Extinctions
- Autor Paul B. Wignall
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición Hardback
- Páginas 224
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Fecha de publicación 2015
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780691142098 / 0691142092
- Peso 1 libras (0.45 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.9 pulgadas (21.84 x 14.22 x 2.29 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: Prehistoric
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Extinction (Biology), Survival
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2015005727
- Dewey Decimal Code 576.84
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Choice, 04/01/2016, Page 0
- Discover, 11/01/2015, Page 18
- Publishers Weekly, 08/17/2015, Page 0
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