The earth after us : what legacy will humans leave in the rocks? / / Jan Zalasiewicz ; with contributions from Kim Freedman

• Autore: Zalasiewicz J. A
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.7
• Soggetto topico: Biogeomorphology; Historical geology; Paleoanthropology; Extinction (Biology); Nature - Effect of human beings on
• Altri autori: FreedmanKim
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Perspective -- 100 million years AD -- The strata machine -- Tectonic escalator -- High water, low water -- Dynasties -- Echoes -- Traces -- Body of evidence -- Meeting the people.
• Sommario/riassunto: If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock strata, and provides us with a warning of our devastating environmental impact. - ;Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz takes the reader one hundred million years into the future, long after the human race became extinct, to explore what will remain of humanity's brief but dramatic sojourn on planet Earth. He tells how geologists in the far future - perhap
• Titolo autorizzato: The earth after us
• ISBN: 1-281-97569-9; 9786611975692; 0-19-155049-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825228703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II