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Biodiversity and Earth History (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
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Biodiversity and Earth History (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
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This uniquely interdisciplinary textbook explores the exciting and
complex relationship between Earth’s geological history and the
biodiversity of life. Its innovative design provides a seamless
learning experience, clarifying major concepts step by step with
detailed textual explanations complemented by detailed figures,
diagrams and vibrant pictures. Thanks to its layout, the respective
concepts can be studied individually, as part of the broader
framework of each chapter, or as they relate to the book as a
whole. It provides in-depth coverage of: - Earth’s formation and
subsequent geological history, including patterns of climate change
and atmospheric evolution; - The early stages of life, from
microbial ‘primordial soup’ theories to the fossil record’s
most valuable contributions; - Mechanisms of mutual influence
between living organisms and the environment: how life changed
Earth’s history whilst, at the same time, environmental pressures
continue to shape the evolution of species; - Basic ideas in
biodiversity studies: species concepts, measurement techniques, and
global distribution patterns; - Biological systematics, from their
historical origins in Greek philosophy and Biblical stories to
Darwinian evolution by natural selection, and to phylogenetics
based on cutting-edge molecular techniques. This book’s four
major sections offer a fresh cross-disciplinary overview of
biodiversity and the Earth’s history. Among many other concepts,
they reveal the massive diversity of eukaryotes, explain the
geological processes behind fossilisation, and provide an
eye-opening account of the relatively short period of human
evolution in the context of Earth’s 4.6 billion-year history.
Employing a combination of proven didactic tools, the book is
simultaneously a reading reference, illustrated guide, and
encyclopaedia of organismal biology and geology. It is aimed at
school- and university-level students, as well as members of the
public fascinated by the intricate interrelationship of living
organisms and their environment.
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