Europe: The First 100 Million Years - Couverture rigide

Flannery, Tim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0241358078 ISBN 13 : 9780241358078

Editeur : Allen Lane, 2018

Synopsis

A place of exceptional diversity, rapid change, and high energy, Europe has literally been at the crossroads of the world ever since the interaction of Asia, North America and Africa formed the tropical island archipelago that would become the continent of today.

In this unprecedented evolutionary history, Tim Flannery shows how for the past 100 million years Europe has absorbed wave after wave of immigrant species; taking them in, transforming them, and sometimes hybridising them. Flannery reveals how, in addition to playing a vital role in the evolution of our own species, Europe was once the site of the formation of the first coral reefs, the home of some of the world's largest elephants, and now has more wolves than North America.

This groundbreaking book charts the history of the land itself and the forces shaping life on it - including modern humans - to create a portrait of a continent that continues to exert a huge influence on the world today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Professor Tim Flannery is a palaeontologist and conservationist who frequently presents programmes on ABC Radio, NPR and the BBC. He is a leading writer on climate change and his previous books include Here on Earth (2010) and The Weather Makers (2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Allen Lane
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241358078
• ISBN 13: 9780241358078
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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• Personne responsable: non disponible