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Extinction is a fact of modern life. Humanity's relentless encroachment on the wilderness has marred the diversity of life with conspicuous gaps where the Tasmanian tiger, the Passenger Pigeon, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and countless others used to be. As these extinctions accumulate, the Earth inches closer and closer to its sixth mass extinction. We are all too familiar with the concept of mass extinction - a disaster strikes and sets off a chain of events that result in a massive die-off. But you may not have considered what comes next: what happens to surviving species in the wake of a massive extinction event? Recent research suggests that mass extinctions shake up life on Earth in surprising ways.
Subject:
Biology
Level:
High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration, Reading
Provider:
University of California Museum of Paleontology
Provider Set:
Understanding Evolution
Date Added:
09/01/2012
License:
Some Rights Reserved
Language:
English
Media Format:
Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML

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