Bibliograph

Terra, our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk, Michael Novacek

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Terra, our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk, Michael Novacek

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-425) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Terra

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

85814141

Responsibility statement

Michael Novacek

Sub title

our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The hyena -- pt. 1: The way of the world. A creature in the forest -- Lush life -- Ephemeral life -- Elephants, dung beetles, and ecosystems -- Evolution : life through a new lens -- pt. 2: The world becomes modern. Ancient ground -- Imperial collapse -- The dinosaurs of Middle Earth -- A flower in the forest -- The garden of delights -- Toward a new ecosystem -- Dinosaur Camelot -- pt. 3: Death and resurrection. A puzzling catastrophe -- The era after -- pt. 4: Terra Humana. Who they were -- The exterminators -- The cultivators -- Land rush -- Dark forces -- The waste of a world -- Heat wave -- Future world

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