An exploration into the way evolution may shape the animals and plants of the world 5 million, 100 million and 200 million years in the future
Written by a team of international scientists, based on biological and evolutionary principles.
Take a walk in a forest anywhere in the world today and you'll see the same basic types of animals and vegetation- birds, mammals and flowering plants. But a forest two hundred million years ago was a very different place. There were no birds. Mammals and flowering plants had only just begun to evolve. Who would have thought that, in the last 200 million years - a mere fraction of the time that life has graced our planet, so many completely new organisms would have evolved and thrived?
So what does evolution have in store for life on Earth over the next 200 million years? What creatures will roam the land or swim in the oceans? The Future is Wild draws on an international team of experts who bring to life a world of amazing organisms, setting them loose in our imaginations. But the rules are strict. The organisms you'll encounter in this book are based on fundamental biological and evolutionary principles. They could, and may yet, exist.
Chapter 1 Evolving earth
Chapter 2 5 Million Years
Chapter 3 100 Million Years
Chapter 4 200 Million Years
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A critical look at the intersection of evolution and
high-tech modern life
Evolution is not only the slow process that ruled the rise and fall of the dinosaurs over hundreds of millions of years. It also happens quickly &endash; so quickly and frequently that it changes how all of us live our lives: drugs fail because diseases evolve; insects overcome the most powerful pesticides; HIV and tuberculosis develop resistance to the newest drugs in a few months. This is evolution with teeth.
While the ecological scars of human technology have been well publicized, the broad consequences of antibiotic and antiviral use, insecticide applications, and herbicide bioengineering are largely unexplored. Does the human impact on evolution falter at the borders of our own species? Or do we, in fact, generate our own evolutionary pressure?
Enthusiastically written for a wide audience, The Evolution Explosion examines these practical and critical aspects of modern evolution with simplicity, force and humor.
Chapter 1 From the Mountains to the Sea
Chapter 2 Right Before Your Eyes
Chapter 3 The Engine Of Evolution
Chapter 4 Temporary Miracles
Chapter 5 The Evolution of HIV
Chapter 6 Poisoning Insects, and What They Can Do About It
Chapter 7 Biotechnology and the Chemical Plow
Chapter 8 Evolution All at Sea
Chapter 9 Are Humans Still Evolving?
Chapter 10 The Ecology and Evolution of Aloha
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Marine Reserves: An Ecosystem Tool for Marine Management and Conservation
A report prepared for the Pew Oceans Commission addressing the major issues facing the oceans today. Providing current information on the emerging tool in marine conservation management- fully protected marine reserves. The focus is on the biology of marine reserves, how they fit into management schemes, and the hope they bring to daunting challenges facing the oceans.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Marine Reserves
Chapter 2 Ecosystems, Ocean Threats, and Reserves
Chapter 3 Marine Reserves as Ecosystem Tools
Chapter 4 Conclusions and Prospects