A study of the relationship between earth's population explosion and the mass extinction of countless species of plant and animal communities. It is suggested that humans and their ancestors have had negative impacts on species biodiversity for nearly two million years, and that extinction rates have accelerated since the origins of agriculture.
A study of the relationship between earth's population explosion and the mass extinction of countless species of plant and animal communities. It is suggested that humans and their ancestors have had negative impacts on species biodiversity for nearly two million years, and that extinction rates have accelerated since the origins of agriculture.
Jeffrey K. McKee is an associate professor in the department of anthropology as well as the department of evolution, ecology, and organismal biology at The Ohio State University. He is the author of The Riddled Chain: Chance, Coincidence, and Chaos in Human Evolution (Rutgers University Press) and coauthor of Understanding Human Evolution.
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Preface Chapter 1 Sparing Nature Chapter 2 The Scattered Seeds Chapter 3 The Human Wedge Chapter 4 Genesis of a Crisis Chapter 5 Germs of Existence Chapter 6 The Great Restrictive Law Chapter 7 Good to the Last Drop Chapter 8 Biodiversity in Action Chapter 9 Epilogue: The Keystone Species with a Choice Notes Index
Preface Chapter 1 Sparing Nature Chapter 2 The Scattered Seeds Chapter 3 The Human Wedge Chapter 4 Genesis of a Crisis Chapter 5 Germs of Existence Chapter 6 The Great Restrictive Law Chapter 7 Good to the Last Drop Chapter 8 Biodiversity in Action Chapter 9 Epilogue: The Keystone Species with a Choice Notes Index
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