End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals - Couverture rigide

MacPhee, Ross D E

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393249298 ISBN 13 : 9780393249293

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2018

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"The book is...a compelling, sometimes demanding and scientifically rigorous detective story. What caused the mass extinctions of these megafauna? And - most pertinent of all for our present times - was it us?" --The Sunday Times Culture

"...palaeontologist Ross MacPhee explores the current hypotheses, weighing up the evidence with academic rigour and delivering it with pop-science clarity."

--BBC Wildlife

"Dire wolves and woolly mammoths, along with many other outsized animals, are no more, but researchers disagree on why. MacPhee re-creates their lost world, threatened by a changing climate and new predator (us), to test leading hypotheses."

--Discover Magazine

"Delving far deeper into the subject matter than anything you would have likely experienced before, this is a fascinating examination of a long-forgotten past and proof that giant life didn't end with the dinosaurs. A great gift for those who like their history with bite."

--How It Works

"What drove the extinction of these species "lost in near time"? Palaeomammalogist Ross MacPhee examines the theories, such as human over-hunting, climate change, emergent infections and food-web disruption; articulates the ongoing debate around them and what that might tell us about today's biodiversity crisis; and takes a look at de-extinction. Packed with evocative artwork by Peter Schouten."

--Nature

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"Ross MacPhee's End of the Megafauna is a marvellous survey of what we know about the magnificent creatures who shared our world just 12,000 years ago, and he is brilliantly served by the superb illustrations of Australian artist Peter Schouten." The Sunday Times Culture

Until a few thousand years ago, creatures-"megafauna"-that could have been from a sci-fi thriller roamed the earth. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. Ross MacPhee explores the question of what caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths, examining the extinction theories, weighing the evidence and presenting his conclusions. He comments on how past extinctions can shed light on future losses and on the possibility of bringing back extinct species through genetic engineering. Gorgeous four-colour illustrations bring these megabeasts back to life in vivid detail.

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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0393249298
• ISBN 13: 9780393249293
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Illustrateur: Schouten Peter