Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50 000 Year History Chris Johnson

Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50 000 Year History

Author: Chris Johnson
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Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50 000 Year History
Author
Chris Johnson
ISBN
9780521686600
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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Chris JohnsonPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 11/02/2006ISBN: 9780521686600Pages: 310Weight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.70h x 7.50w x 0.70d
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Chris Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/02/2006
ISBN: 9780521686600
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.50w x 0.70d
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Chris Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/02/2006
ISBN: 9780521686600
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.50w x 0.70d