Concern about the effects of global change on our planet's future
has driven much research into the last few thousand years of earth
history. In contrast, this volume takes a much longer viewpoint to
provide a historical perspective to recent and future global
change. Over 40 international specialists investigate the reaction
of life to global environmental changes, from Cretaceous times to
the turn of the century. During this time earth's climate has
changed from a very warm, 'greenhouse' phase with no significant
ice sheets to today's 'ice-house' world. A wide spectrum of animal,
plant and protistan life is discussed, encompassing terrestrial,
shallow-marine and deep-marine realms. Each chapter considers a
particular taxonomic group, looking first at the general picture
and then focusing on more specialized aspects such as extinctions,
diversity and biogeography. This volume will form an invaluable
reference for researchers and graduate students in paleontology,
geology, biology, oceanography and climatology.
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