"Fascinating, imaginative, and stimulating, The Ghosts of Evolution is a wonderful piece of writing-well worth reading by anyone interested in nature and its myriad components." -Michael J. Balick, The New York Botanical Garden. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations port. BIC Classification: 1K; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466. . 2002. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Ghosts Of Evolution Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, And Other Ecological Anachronisms
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0465005527
ISBN 13: 9780465005529
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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A new vision is sweeping through ecological science: The dense web of dependencies that makes up an ecosystem has gained an added dimension-the dimension of time. Every field, forest, and park is full of living organisms adapted for relationships with creatures that are now extinct. In a vivid narrative, Connie Barlow shows how the idea of "missing partners" in nature evolved from isolated, curious examples into an idea that is transforming how ecologists understand the entire flora and fauna of the Americas. This fascinating book will enrich and deepen the experience of anyone who enjoys a stroll through the woods or even down an urban sidewalk. But this knowledge has a dark side too: Barlow's "ghost stories" teach us that the ripples of biodiversity loss around us now are just the leading edge of what may well become perilous cascades of extinction.

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Connie Barlow is an editor and author of several books including Green Space, Green Time. She lives in Rockland County, New York.

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