Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50,000-Year History - Softcover

Johnson, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521686601 ISBN 13: 9780521686600

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Of the forty mammal species known to have vanished in the world in the last 200 years, almost half have been Australian. Our continent has the worst record of mammal extinctions, with over 65 mammal species having vanished in the last 50 000 years. It began with the great wave of megafauna extinctions in the last ice-age, and continues today, with many mammal species vulnerable to extinction. The question of why mammals became extinct, and why so many became extinct in Australia has been debated by experts for over a century and a half and we are no closer to agreement on the causes. This book introduces readers to the great mammal extinction debate. Chris Johnson takes us on a detective-like tour of these extinctions, uncovering how, why and when they occurred.

About this title

Book Description:

Australia has the worst record of mammal extinctions in the world, with over 65 mammal species having vanished in the last 50 000 years. This book introduces readers to the great mammal extinction debate, taking us on a detective-like tour of these extinctions, uncovering how, why and when they occurred.

About the Author:

Dr Chris Johnson is a Reader in the School of Tropical Biology at James Cook University

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521686601
• ISBN 13: 9780521686600
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310