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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192806688
ISBN-13
9780192806680
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47971409
Product Key Features
Book Title
Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities : the Causes of Mass Extinctions
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-301672
Reviews
'"an excellent concise account of the evidence for both major and minormass extinctions"'Tony Hallam, Chemistry and Industry, '"an excellent concise account of the evidence for both major and minor mass extinctions"'Tony Hallam, Chemistry & Industry, '"an excellent concise account of the evidence for both major and minor mass extinctions"'Tony Hallam, Chemistry and Industry
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
576.8/4
Table Of Content
1. In search of possible causes of mass extinctions2. Historical background3. Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record4. Impact by comets and asteroids5. Sea-level changes6. Oxygen deficiency in the oceans7. Climate change8. Volcanic activity9. Pulling the strands together10. The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions11. The influence of humansNotes and suggestions for further readingReferencesGlossaryIndex1. In search of possible causes of mass extinctions2. Historical background3. Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record4. Impact by comets and asteroids5. Sea-level changes6. Oxygen deficiency in the oceans7. Climate change8. Volcanic activity9. Pulling the strands together10. The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions11. The influence of humansNotes and suggestions for further readingReferencesGlossaryIndex
Synopsis
This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass extinction that happened about 65 million years ago, and that caused the death of the dinosaurs. But that was not the worst mass extinction: that honour goes to the extinction at the end of the Permian Period, about 250 million years ago, when over 90% of life is thought to have become extinct.What caused these catastrophes? Was it the effects of a massive meteorite impact? There is evidence for such an impact about 65 million years ago. Or was it a period of massive volcanic activity? There is evidence in the rocks of huge lava flows at periods that match several of the mass extinctions. Was it something to do with climate change and sea level? Or was it a combination of some or all of these?The question has been haunting geologists for a number of years, and it forms one of the most exciting areas of research in geology today. In this book, Tony Hallam, a distinguished geologist and writer, looks at all the different theories and also what the study of mass extinctions might tell us about the future. If climate change is a key factor, we may well, as some scientists have suggested, be in a period of mass extinction of our own making., In Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities , renowned geologist Tony Hallam takes us on a tour of the Earth's history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years. While comparable books in this field of study tend to promote only one likely cause of mass extinctions, such as extraterrestrial impact, volcanism, and or climatic cooling, Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities breaks new ground, as the first book to attempt an objective coverage of all likely causes, including sea-level and climatic changes, oxygen deficiency in the oceans, volcanic activity, and extraterrestrial impact. Hallam focuses on the so-called 'big five' mass extinctions, at the end of the Ordovician, Permian, Triassic, and Cretaceous periods, and the later Devonian, and he also includes less well-known examples where relevant. He devotes attention especially to the attempts by geologists to distinguish true catastrophes from more gradual extinction events, and he concludes with a discussion of the evolutionary significance of mass extinctions, and on the influence of Homo sapiens in causing extinctions within the last few thousand years, both on land and in the seas., Renowned geologist Tony Hallam takes us on a tour of the Earth's history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years., In Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities, renowned geologist Tony Hallam takes us on a tour of the Earth's history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years. While comparable books in this field of study tend to promote only one likely cause of mass extinctions, such as extraterrestrial impact, volcanism, and or climatic cooling, Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities breaks new ground, as the first book to attempt an objective coverage of all likely causes, including sea-level and climatic changes, oxygen deficiency in the oceans, volcanic activity, and extraterrestrial impact. Hallam focuses on the so-called 'big five' mass extinctions, at the end of the Ordovician, Permian, Triassic, and Cretaceous periods, and the later Devonian, and he also includes less well-known examples where relevant. He devotes attention especially to the attempts by geologists to distinguish true catastrophes from more gradual extinction events, and he concludes with a discussion of the evolutionary significance of mass extinctions, and on the influence of Homo sapiens in causing extinctions within the last few thousand years, both on land and in the seas.
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QB981
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