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Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future
by Ward, Peter D
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 006113791X
- ISBN 13
- 9780061137914
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About This Item
Smithsonian, United States, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. inc. photos, bibliography, index, minimal shelf wear, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy Size: Octavo. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science & Math; Biological Sciences; Paleontology; ISBN: 006113791X. ISBN/EAN: 9780061137914. Library of Congress No: 2006052250. Dewey Code: 577.27/6. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 101031. . 9780061137914
Synopsis
More than 200 million years ago, a cataclysmic event known as the Permian extinction destroyed more than 90% of all species and nearly 97% of all living things. Its origins have long been a puzzle for paleontologists, and during the 1990s and the early part of this century a great battle was fought between those who thought that death had come from above and those who thought something more complicated was at work.Paleontologist Peter D. Ward, fresh from helping prove that an asteroid had killed the dinosaurs, turned to the Permian problem, and he has come to a stunning conclusion. In his investigations of the fates of several groups of mollusks during those extinctions and others, he discovered that the near-total devastation at the end of the Permian was caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide leading to climate change. But it's not the heat (nor the humidity) that's directly responsible for the extinctions, and the story of the discovery of what is responsible makes for an fascinating, globe-spanning adventure.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKNEST
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101031
- Title
- Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future
- Author
- Ward, Peter D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 006113791X
- ISBN 13
- 9780061137914
- Publisher
- Smithsonian
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB291 Extinction (Biology), Paleoclimatology, Global warming Science & Math; Biological Sciences; Paleontology; Under a Green Sky Global Warming the Mass Extinctions of the Past and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future
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Prahran, Victoria
About BOOKNEST
Book selling for us was the natural result of bookcollecting of the past 30 years. Running out of room and in order to keep our hobby going we have to pass some on to you, so we can make room for new editions.Our collection of nearly 80000 volumes will eventually make its way into the inventory program. You are welcome to inquire on any subject that you are interested and we believe that we should be able to help you.Our love for the book both as an object of art or as a tool of knowledge will always guide us, and keep our customers happyCheersTheo Kolliniatis
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