The Miner's Canary: Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction

by Niles Eldredge

Book Overview

Like the bird whose death signaled dangerous conditions in a mine, the demise of animals that once flourished should give humans pause. How is our fate linked to the earth's creatures, and the cycle of flourishing and extinction? Which are the simple workings of nature's order, and which are omens of ecological disaster? Does human activity accelerate extinction? What really causes it? In an illuminating and elegantly written account of the widespread...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691036551
• ISBN13: 9780691036557
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"