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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth, Anthony D. Barnosky
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- Summary
- Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 240 pages
- Contents
-
- Preface
- The last ones standing
- It's not too late (yet)
- A perfect storm
- Power
- Food
- Money
- Resuscitation
- Back from the brink
- Isbn
- 9780520274372
- Label
- Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth
- Title
- Dodging extinction
- Title remainder
- power, food, money and the future of life on Earth
- Statement of responsibility
- Anthony D. Barnosky
- Subject
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- Climatologie
- Conservation des ressources
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Effets sur l'environnement
- Environnement
- Equilibre écologique
- Extinction (Biology)
- Extinction (Biology)
- Aussterben
- Mass extinctions
- Mass extinctions
- Massensterben
- Miljöfrågor
- Monde
- Monde
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Prévisions de population
- Sciences de la terre
- Utdöende (biologi)
- Extinction, Biological
- Changement climatique
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barnosky, Anthony D
- Dewey number
- 576.8/4
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QE721.2.E97
- LC item number
- B37 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mass extinctions
- Extinction (Biology)
- Conservation of natural resources
- Sciences de la terre
- Changement climatique
- Climatologie
- Environnement
- Prévisions de population
- Conservation des ressources
- Equilibre écologique
- Effets sur l'environnement
- Monde
- Conservation of natural resources
- Extinction (Biology)
- Mass extinctions
- Aussterben
- Massensterben
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Utdöende (biologi)
- Miljöfrågor
- Monde
- Monde
- Extinction, Biological
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Label
- Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth, Anthony D. Barnosky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-223) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- The last ones standing -- It's not too late (yet) -- A perfect storm -- Power -- Food -- Money -- Resuscitation -- Back from the brink
- Control code
- ocn872647028
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520274372
- Lccn
- 2013048773
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40023969048
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780520274372
- (OCoLC)872647028
- Label
- Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth, Anthony D. Barnosky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-223) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- The last ones standing -- It's not too late (yet) -- A perfect storm -- Power -- Food -- Money -- Resuscitation -- Back from the brink
- Control code
- ocn872647028
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520274372
- Lccn
- 2013048773
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40023969048
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780520274372
- (OCoLC)872647028
Subject
- Climatologie
- Conservation des ressources
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Effets sur l'environnement
- Environnement
- Equilibre écologique
- Extinction (Biology)
- Extinction (Biology)
- Aussterben
- Mass extinctions
- Mass extinctions
- Massensterben
- Miljöfrågor
- Monde
- Monde
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Prévisions de population
- Sciences de la terre
- Utdöende (biologi)
- Extinction, Biological
- Changement climatique
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