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Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions
- Title
- Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / Tony Hallam.
- Author
- Hallam, A. (Anthony), 1933-
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 274 p. : ill., maps; 18 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-259) and index.
- Contents
- In search of possible causes of mass extinctions -- Historical background -- Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record -- Impact by comets and asteroids -- Sea-level changes -- Oxygen deficiency in the oceans -- Climate change -- Volcanic activity -- Pulling the strands together -- The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions -- The influence of humans.
- Call Number
- JSC 05-83
- ISBN
- 0198524978
- LCCN
- 2004301672
- OCLC
- 52947493
- Author
- Hallam, A. (Anthony), 1933-
- Title
- Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / Tony Hallam.
- Imprint
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-259) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSC 05-83