The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its PeoplesOpen Road + Grove/Atlantic, 7 Jan 2015 - 434 halaman A comprehensive history of the continent, “full of engaging and attention-catching information about North America’s geology, climate, and paleontology” (The Washington Post Book World). Here, “the rock star of modern science” tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago to the present day (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel). Flannery describes the development of North America’s deciduous forests and other flora, and tracks the migrations of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South America, showing how plant and animal species have either adapted or become extinct. The story spans the massive changes wrought by the ice ages and the coming of the Native Americans. It continues right up to the present, covering the deforestation of the Northeast, the decimation of the buffalo, and other consequences of frontier settlement and the industrial development of the United States. This is science writing at its very best—both an engrossing narrative and a scholarly trove of information that “will forever change your perspective on the North American continent” (The New York Review of Books). |
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... researchers have discovered that they are rich in a kind of chromium similar to that found in carbonaceous chrondrites.5 This rock hit the Earth at a speed of at least twenty-five kilometres per second, the atmosphere providing little ...
... researchers have discovered that they are rich in a kind of chromium similar to that found in carbonaceous chrondrites.5 This rock hit the Earth at a speed of at least twenty-five kilometres per second, the atmosphere providing little ...
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... researchers postulate that they resulted from titanic tsunamis that raked the land a few hours after the asteroid hit.8 Scientists think that the sea along the southern coast of North America withdrew as it poured into the crater , only ...
... researchers postulate that they resulted from titanic tsunamis that raked the land a few hours after the asteroid hit.8 Scientists think that the sea along the southern coast of North America withdrew as it poured into the crater , only ...
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... researchers suggest that a vast amount of sulphur entered the atmosphere from the Earth's crust under the impact site . For a few weeks or months this may have created acid rain , particularly in the northern hemisphere . A number of ...
... researchers suggest that a vast amount of sulphur entered the atmosphere from the Earth's crust under the impact site . For a few weeks or months this may have created acid rain , particularly in the northern hemisphere . A number of ...
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... researchers have suggested that the asteroid left the land bereft of every living creature weighing more than 25 kilograms at sexual maturity and certainly the majority of survivors were far smaller - rat- or lizard- sized . By sweeping ...
... researchers have suggested that the asteroid left the land bereft of every living creature weighing more than 25 kilograms at sexual maturity and certainly the majority of survivors were far smaller - rat- or lizard- sized . By sweeping ...
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... researchers to remodel the science according to their particular needs and challenges, so that today it is something quite different. The US now trains and employs more palaeontologists than any other nation and its innovative ...
... researchers to remodel the science according to their particular needs and challenges, so that today it is something quite different. The US now trains and employs more palaeontologists than any other nation and its innovative ...
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