A great spasm of extinction the disappearance of whole species is occurring now, caused this time entirely by humans. In this book a master scientist tells the story of how life on earth evolved. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse and why that diversity is threatened today as never before. The first part of the book well over 34 is devoted to a general overview of evolution its history, the mechanisms through which it works, and particularly the process of extinction.
With a new preface questions of science 9780674058170. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. View a collection of videos on professor wilson entitled on the relation of science and the humanitiesin the amazon basin the greatest violence sometimes. Wilson, internationally regarded as the dean of biodiversity studies, conducts us on a tour through time, traces the processes that create. In this book a master scientist tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. The author of more than twenty books, including consilience, the diversity of life, the social conquest of earth, the meaning of human existence, an. Wilson has laid and elegant and ingratiating literary style over a fundament of science to produce a book that will enlighten the uninformed, correct the misinformed and serve as a beacon of lucidity in. Having previously read wilsons diversity of life, i wanted to read this more up to date book. Not since darwin has an author so lifted the science of ecology with insight and delightful imagery richard dawkins in this book a master scientist tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. Wilson, internationally regarded as the dean of biodiversity studies, conducts us on a tour through time, traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation, and points out the cataclysmic events that have disrupted evolution and diminished global diversity over the past 600 million years. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the worlds preeminent biologists and naturalists. The literature is rife with books on the ecological and economic consequences of the loss of biological diversity e. View a collection of videos on professor wilson entitled on the relation of science and the humanitiesin the amazon basin the greatest violence sometimes begins as a flicker of light beyond the horizon. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity today is beyond the scope of anything we have known before.
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