The next species : the future of evolution in the aftermath of man / Michael Tennesen.
By: Tennesen, Michael.
New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2015Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.Description: x, 322 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781451677515 (hbk.).Subject(s): Evolution (Biology) | Mass extinctions | Nature -- Effect of human beings onGenre/Form: Print books.Online resources: Sample text | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index.
The geologic time scale -- We have no idea what we're in for -- Visit to the past. A mass extinction : the crime scene ; Original synergy ; The ground below the theories ; Evolving our way toward another species -- Warning : danger ahead. Warning sign I : the soil ; Warning sign II : our bodies ; Warning sign III : squid and sperm whales -- No-man's-land. The end ; The long renewal ; Troubled seas : the future of the oceans ; Predators will scramble -- Now what? The decline and return of megafauna ; Invaders to Mars? ; Is human evolution dead? ; Beyond Homo sapiens.