{"product_id":"great-extinctions-book-norman-macleod-9781770853270","title":"The Great Extinctions","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePopulation sizes of vertebrate species -- mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish -- have declined by 52 percent over the last 40 years. in other words, those populations around the globe have dropped by more than half in fewer than two human generations.\u003c\/i\u003e -- World Wildlife Fund Living Planet report 2014\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis book straddles an awkward boundary between being a colorful popular work and a scientific literature review. Profusely and beautifully illustrated with figures, maps, charts, and period reconstructions. Recommended.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Choice\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA good introduction to the great puzzle that is extinction study.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected by the Scientific American Book Club and now a more affordable paperback for a far-wider audience.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For more than a century scientists have tried to identify and understand the precise processes responsible for species extinction. Solving the species extinction puzzle has become even more important, even urgent, as human populations and technologies rival sea-level change, volcanic eruptions and asteroid impacts as an extinction mechanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Great Extinctions\u003c\/i\u003e explores the search for an understanding of Earth's five great extinction events and whether the sixth is upon us already. Leading paleontologist Norman MacLeod examines the controversies and conclusions and what they mean to the efforts to preserve Earth's biodiversity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He also reveals how, contrary to popular conception, species extinction is as natural a process as species evolution. Examining extinction over geological time, he compares ancient extinction events and uses them to predict future extinctions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Featuring the latest scientific evidence on the subject and informative illustrations and diagrams, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Extinctions\u003c\/i\u003e is an easy-to-understand presentation of a complex and controversial subject. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49608127021329,"sku":"GOR013467451","price":10.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50466939175185,"sku":"CIN1770853278G","price":27.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52107120247057,"sku":"CIN1770853278VG","price":5.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53406957797649,"sku":"GOR014909550","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1770853278.jpg?v=1751090676","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/great-extinctions-book-norman-macleod-9781770853270","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}