04027nam 2200937 450 991078653260332120230803203051.00-520-95909-410.1525/9780520959095(CKB)3710000000128616(EBL)1710996(SSID)ssj0001224244(PQKBManifestationID)12454691(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001224244(PQKBWorkID)11260121(PQKB)11295466(MiAaPQ)EBC1710996(DE-B1597)519127(OCoLC)881430463(DE-B1597)9780520959095(Au-PeEL)EBL1710996(CaPaEBR)ebr10882453(CaONFJC)MIL618712(EXLCZ)99371000000012861620140627h20142014 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrDodging extinction power, food, money and the future of life on Earth /Anthony D. BarnoskyOakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (255 p.)Includes index.0-520-29264-2 0-520-27437-7 Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. The Last Ones Standing --2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) --3. A Perfect Storm --4. Power --5. Food --6. Money --7. Resuscitation --8. Back from the Brink --Acknowledgments --Notes --IndexPaleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be the sixth great extinction on Earth, with dire consequences. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, Barnosky provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. In many instances the necessary technology and know-how already exist and are being applied to crucial issues around human-caused climate change, feeding the world's growing population, and exploiting natural resources. Deeply informed yet accessibly written, Dodging Extinction is nothing short of a guidebook for saving the planet.Mass extinctionsExtinction (Biology)Conservation of natural resourcesavoiding extinction.biology.climate change.earth.evolutionary history.food production.future of the planet.geologic history.global catastrophe.global economy.global ecosystem.global warming.human caused.humanity.mass extinction.natural resources.paleobiologist.paleobiology.paleontologist.political commentary.saving the planet.science.sixth mass extinction.sustainable agriculture.sustainable living.technology.theoretical.Mass extinctions.Extinction (Biology)Conservation of natural resources.576.8/4Barnosky Anthony D.964750MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786532603321Dodging extinction3734847UNINA