The Miner's Canary
The Miner's Canary
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The canary's death alerted miners to odourless, poisonous gases but does the decrease in songbirds foreshadow an ecological collapse? In this book paleontologist Niles Eldredge unveils his theory of extinction by exploring the evidence from living forms 3.5 billion years ago to the present.
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The Miner's Canary by Niles Eldredge
The canary's death in a coalpit alerted miners to odourless, poisonous gases but does the decrease in songbirds in the northern hemisphere foreshadow an ecological collapse? In this book paleontologist Niles Eldredge unveils his theory of extinction by exploring the evidence from the first living forms 3.5 billion years ago to the present. The book illuminates the most pressing environmental questions of today such as what causes extinction and are human beings accelerating extinction in other species?| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781852274559 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852274557 |
| Title | The Miner's Canary |
| Author | Niles Eldredge |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 1992-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |