Once and future giants: what ice age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals

Once and future giants: what ice age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals

Levy, Sharon

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At the close of the last Ice Age a whole menagerie of giant beasts vanished forever. In ONCE AND FUTURE GIANTS, Sharon Levy argues that understanding this mass extinction will be critical to the protection of threatened species worldwide. INDICE: Introduction; 1. Elegy for the Mastodon; 2. Mammoth Tracks; 3. Giants Down Under; 4. Wild Dreams; 5. Wild Realities; 6. The Big Heat; 7. Dead Beasts Walking; References; Index

  • ISBN: 978-0-19-537012-6
  • Editorial: Oxford University
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 272
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés