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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.
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.
- 1: In search of possible causes of mass extinctions
- 2: Historical background
- 3: Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record
- 4: Impact by comets and asteroids
- 5: Sea-level changes
- 6: Oxygen deficiency in the oceans
- 7: Climate change
- 8: Volcanic activity
- 9: Pulling the strands together
- 10: The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions
- 11: The influence of humans
- Notes and suggestions for further reading
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- 1: In search of possible causes of mass extinctions
- 2: Historical background
- 3: Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record
- 4: Impact by comets and asteroids
- 5: Sea-level changes
- 6: Oxygen deficiency in the oceans
- 7: Climate change
- 8: Volcanic activity
- 9: Pulling the strands together
- 10: The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions
- 11: The influence of humans
- Notes and suggestions for further reading
- References
- Glossary
- Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Mathematik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 242 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780192806680 |
| ISBN-10: | 0192806688 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Hallam, Tony |
| Hersteller: | OUP Oxford |
| Maße: | 198 x 129 x 14 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Tony Hallam |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.07.2005 |
| Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
- 1: In search of possible causes of mass extinctions
- 2: Historical background
- 3: Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record
- 4: Impact by comets and asteroids
- 5: Sea-level changes
- 6: Oxygen deficiency in the oceans
- 7: Climate change
- 8: Volcanic activity
- 9: Pulling the strands together
- 10: The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions
- 11: The influence of humans
- Notes and suggestions for further reading
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- 1: In search of possible causes of mass extinctions
- 2: Historical background
- 3: Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record
- 4: Impact by comets and asteroids
- 5: Sea-level changes
- 6: Oxygen deficiency in the oceans
- 7: Climate change
- 8: Volcanic activity
- 9: Pulling the strands together
- 10: The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions
- 11: The influence of humans
- Notes and suggestions for further reading
- References
- Glossary
- Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Mathematik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 242 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780192806680 |
| ISBN-10: | 0192806688 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Hallam, Tony |
| Hersteller: | OUP Oxford |
| Maße: | 198 x 129 x 14 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Tony Hallam |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.07.2005 |
| Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
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