Life's Final Edge? The Origin and Extinction of Species in a Human-Dominated Earth
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Abstract: Science now knows we've taken away enough land from nature to precipitate a mass extinction like the one that exterminated the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Using reconciliation ecology, we can prevent this - and preserve life. February 6, 2008.
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