The Sixth Extinction by Richard E Leakey

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The Sixth Extinction by Richard E Leakey

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Summary

Over the last 530 million years there have been five mass extinctions of species, the last 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs disappeared. This book argues that the biodiversity of our planet may now be on the verge of a sixth extinction, caused this time by human expansion.

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The Sixth Extinction by Richard E Leakey

A Brilliant explanation and celabration of "biodiversity",informed by the personal and first-hand experience of the world-famous scientist.
Richard Leakey, the son of leading paleoanthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, was Director of the National Museums of Kenya for twenty years and more recently has served his country in a more political role as Director of the Wildlife Service. He made the important discovery of the 'Turkana Boy', a virtually complete skeleton, and his popular books include Origins, The People of the Lake and The Making of Mankind. Sean Barrett narrated the BBC Modern History series, People's Century and appeared in television productions of Twelfth
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ISBN 13 9780297817338
ISBN 10 0297817337
Title The Sixth Extinction
Author Richard E Leakey
Series Science Masters
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Binding type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-02-12
Number of pages 288
Cover note Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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