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Paleontologist Peter D. Ward, fresh from helping prove that an asteroid had killed the dinosaurs, turned to the Permian problem, and he has come to a stunning conclusion. In his investigations of the fates of several groups of mollusks during those extinctions and others, he discovered that the near-total devastation at the end of the Permian was caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide leading to climate change. But it's not the heat (nor the humidity) that's directly responsible for the extinctions, and the story of the discovery of what is responsible makes for an fascinating, globe-spanning adventure.
Paleontologist Peter D. Ward, fresh from helping prove that an asteroid had killed the dinosaurs, turned to the Permian problem, and he has come to a stunning conclusion. In his investigations of the fates of several groups of mollusks during those extinctions and others, he discovered that the near-total devastation at the end of the Permian was caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide leading to climate change. But it's not the heat (nor the humidity) that's directly responsible for the extinctions, and the story of the discovery of what is responsible makes for an fascinating, globe-spanning adventure.
Dr. Peter D. Ward is a professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He also serves as an astrobiologist with NASA. Ward is the author of more than a dozen books, including the highly acclaimed Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe with Donald Brownlee and Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
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Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
Genre: | Chemie, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780061137921 |
ISBN-10: | 0061137928 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Ward, Peter D |
Hersteller: | Harper Perennial |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 133 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | Peter D Ward |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.03.2008 |
Gewicht: | 0,327 kg |
Dr. Peter D. Ward is a professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He also serves as an astrobiologist with NASA. Ward is the author of more than a dozen books, including the highly acclaimed Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe with Donald Brownlee and Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
Genre: | Chemie, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780061137921 |
ISBN-10: | 0061137928 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Ward, Peter D |
Hersteller: | Harper Perennial |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 133 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | Peter D Ward |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.03.2008 |
Gewicht: | 0,327 kg |