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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... shape species and whole environments. Others are more transient and affect populations, communities and individuals as circumstances change rapidly around them. Ecological historians range far and wide through time and space, rounding ...
... shape species and whole environments. Others are more transient and affect populations, communities and individuals as circumstances change rapidly around them. Ecological historians range far and wide through time and space, rounding ...
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... shape offers minimal resistance to flowing water . As a result , the leaves tend not to be pulled off during floods ... shapes characteristic of species that grow in undisturbed forests and swamps . None of these plants , however , have ...
... shape offers minimal resistance to flowing water . As a result , the leaves tend not to be pulled off during floods ... shapes characteristic of species that grow in undisturbed forests and swamps . None of these plants , however , have ...
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... shape for the tree to collect this polar light would be a cone, standing alone, with no neighbours within shadow range to steal the precious lateral light. The dawn redwood grows in a rather conical shape even today. It is unclear how ...
... shape for the tree to collect this polar light would be a cone, standing alone, with no neighbours within shadow range to steal the precious lateral light. The dawn redwood grows in a rather conical shape even today. It is unclear how ...
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... shape they possess today. The eastern coastline continued to sink into the sea at an almost imperceptible rate, accumulating sediments that in eons to come would help scientists to track the rise and fall of sea levels worldwide. This ...
... shape they possess today. The eastern coastline continued to sink into the sea at an almost imperceptible rate, accumulating sediments that in eons to come would help scientists to track the rise and fall of sea levels worldwide. This ...
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