The Sixth Extinction：An Unnatural History
- 作者
- 出版社 Henry Holt and Co.
- 出版时间 2014年2月
- ISBN 9780805092998
- 定价 310.80
内容简介
WINNEROFTHEPULITZERPRIZEONEOFTHENEWYORKTIMESBOOKREVIEW'S10BESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARANEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERANATIONALBOOKCRITICSCIRCLEAWARDFINALISTAmajorbookaboutthefutureoftheworld，blendingintellectualandnaturalhistoryandfieldreportingintoapowerfulaccountofthemassextinctionunfoldingbeforeoureyesOverthelasthalfabillionyears，therehavebeenfivemassextinctions，whenthediversityoflifeonearthsuddenlyanddramaticallycontracted.Scientistsaroundtheworldarecurrentlymonitoringthesixthextinction，predictedtobethemostdevastatingextinctioneventsincetheasteroidimpactthatwipedoutthedinosaurs.Thistimearound，thecataclysmisus.InTheSixthExtinction，two-timewinneroftheNationalMagazineAwardandNewYorkerwriterElizabethKolbertdrawsontheworkofscoresofresearchersinhalfadozendisciplines，accompanyingmanyofthemintothefield：geologistswhostudydeepoceancores，botanistswhofollowthetreelineasitclimbsuptheAndes，marinebiologistswhodiveofftheGreatBarrierReef.Sheintroducesustoadozenspecies，somealreadygone，othersfacingextinction，includingthePanamiangoldenfrog，staghorncoral，thegreatauk，andtheSumatranrhino.Throughthesestories，Kolbertprovidesamovingaccountofthedisappearancesoccurringallaroundusandtracestheevolutionofextinctionasconcept，fromitsfirstarticulationbyGeorgesCuvierinrevolutionaryParisupthroughthepresentday.Thesixthextinctionislikelytobemankind'smostlastinglegacy;asKolbertobserves，itcompelsustorethinkthefundamentalquestionofwhatitmeanstobehuman.
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