Australia's Mammal Extinctions : A 50,000-Year History
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521849187
ISBN-13
9780521849180
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 2nd, 2006
Print length
316 Pages
Weight
842 grams
Dimensions
22.20 x 35.60 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Zoology: MammalsEndangered species & extinction of species
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Australia has the worst record of mammal extinctions in the world, with over 65 mammal species having vanished in the last 50 000 years. This book introduces readers to the great mammal extinction debate, taking us on a detective-like tour of these extinctions, uncovering how, why and when they occurred.
Of the forty mammal species known to have vanished in the world in the last 200 years, almost half have been Australian. Our continent has the worst record of mammal extinctions, with over 65 mammal species having vanished in the last 50 000 years. It began with the great wave of megafauna extinctions in the last ice-age, and continues today, with many mammal species vulnerable to extinction. The question of why mammals became extinct, and why so many became extinct in Australia has been debated by experts for over a century and a half and we are no closer to agreement on the causes. This book introduces readers to the great mammal extinction debate. Chris Johnson takes us on a detective-like tour of these extinctions, uncovering how, why and when they occurred.
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