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What happens if population pressures finally hit a threshold that tumbles the dominoes of food, water, energy, climate, pollution and biodiversity, which in turn break up the intricate workings of the global society? Barnosky and Hadley show that the danger is palpable, but the solutions are still available. Now in paperback.

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In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a "pizzly" was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come.In "Heatstroke, " the renowned paleoecologist shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. While melting ice may have helped produce the p...

In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a "pizzly" was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come. In "Heatstroke, " the renowned paleoecologist shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. While melting ice may have helped produce the ...

This book examines case studies of North American Quaternary mammalian evolution within the larger domain of modern evolutionary theory.

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