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Starred Review on September 1, 2014 | Science and Technology
According to the best scientific evidence, some 20,000 species of plants and animals are headed for extinction in the next few centuries. Paleontologist Barnosky (integrative biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley) describes how this crisis is a result of human activity—burning fossil fuels, converting wildlife habitats into farm and pasture land, and overhunting. The author convincingly argues that to avoid a six...Log In or Sign Up to Read More