Bibliograph

Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia, extinction, Norman MacLeod, editor in chief ; J. David Archibald and Phillip S. Levin, advisory editors

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Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia, extinction, Norman MacLeod, editor in chief ; J. David Archibald and Phillip S. Levin, advisory editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia

Nature of contents

encyclopediasbibliography

Oclc number

744293509

Responsibility statement

Norman MacLeod, editor in chief ; J. David Archibald and Phillip S. Levin, advisory editors

Sub title

extinction

Summary

Based on the acclaimed print series, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., this new supplement covers extinct life. Written for students and general researchers, this supplement explores all aspects of extinctions and extinct life. Approximately 80 articles outline major extinctions and related scientific areas. Entries are written by nationally renowned subject specialists and peer-reviewed by the editor-in-chief and an editorial board of academic experts specializing in zoology, paleontology, and environmental science

Table Of Contents

VOLUME 1. Kinds of extinctions ; Evolution and extinction ; The importance of extinction to society ; Georges Cuvier and the discovery of extinction ; Geologic time scale ; Stratigraphic completeness ; Extinction and the tree of life ; Taxonomic compendia ; IUCN red list ; Extinction rates (overview) ; Extinction rates and the fossil record ; Methods for estimating extinction risk ; The red queen ; Island biogeography ; Population dynamics ; Biodiversity refuges (refugia) ; Species monitoring ; Endangered species ; Island faunas ; Plant, fossil vertebrate, and marine invertebrate records ; Extinction patterns : terrestrial vs. marine ; Role of zoological gardens ; Role of botanical gardens and herbaria ; Role of natural history museums ; Trilobites ; Ammonites ; Non-mammalian synapsids ; Marine reptiles ; Non-avian dinosaurs ; Hominin species ; Fossil and modern plant extinctions ; Marine invertebrates (modern) ; Fishes (modern) ; Sharks, rays, and chimaeras ; Amphibians (modern) ; Reptiles (modern) ; Birds (modern) ; Mammals (modern) ; Large cats ; African megaherbivores ; Marine mammals ; Primates ; Trees ; Cambrian extinctions (biomeres) ; The end-Ordovician extinction ; The Late Devonian and end-Devonian extinctions ; The end-Permina extinction ; the end-Triassic extinction -- VOLUME 2. The end-Jurassic extinction ; The end-Cretaceous extinction ; Paleocene-Eocene turnover ; The Eocene-Oligocene extinction ; Late Quaternary extinctions ; North America (10,000-11,500 years ago) ; Extinction of the Eurasian megafauna ; South American native mammals ; Australia (50,000 years ago) ; Madagascar (2,000 years ago) ; New Zealand (500 years ago) ; Mediterranean islands (9,000 years ago) ; Modern biodiversity crisis ; Historical extinctions (1600-1850) ; Historical extinctions (1850-present) ; Subrecent oceanic island extinctions ; Tropical rain forests ; Coral reef ecosystems ; Extraterrestrial impact as a cause of extinction ; Large igneous province (LIP) volcanism ; Sea-level change ; Anoxia ; Climate change ; Habitat loss ; Agriculture ; Development ; Invasive species ; Fishing ; Hunting/food preferences ; Ecological economics ; Ecosystem services ; The relative cost of saving species ; Should extinction be prevented? ; The politics of extinction ; The future of life on Earth

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Animal life encyclopedia

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