Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction

by Erle C. Ellis

Book Overview

The proposal that the impact of humanity on the planet has left a distinct footprint, even on the scale of geological time, has recently gained much ground. Global climate change, shifting global cycles of the weather, widespread pollution, radioactive fallout, plastic accumulation, species invasions, the mass extinction of species - these are just some of the many indicators that we will leave a lasting record in rock, the scientific basis for recognizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198792980
• ISBN13: 9780198792987
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.9"