Impossible extinction : natural catastrophes and the supremacy of the microbial world
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Cockell, Charles S., 1967-
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QR100 .C63 2003
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Catastrophes (Geology)
Disasters.
Exobiology.
Extinction (Biology)
Extreme environments -- Microbiology.
Microbial ecology.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Catastrophes (Geology)
Disasters
Exobiology
Extinction (Biology)
Extreme environments -- Microbiology
Microbial ecology
Other Subjects
Artensterben
Astrobiologie
Astronomy
Aussterben
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION.
CATASTROPHE THEORY.
Catastrophes (Géologie)
Catastrophes.
Disasters
disasters.
ECOLOGY.
Environmental Microbiology
Exobiologie.
Exobiology
Extinction (Biologie)
Extinction, Biological
Extremophiler Mikroorganismus
Micro-organismen.
MICROBIOLOGY.
MICROORGANISMS.
Milieux extrêmes -- Microbiologie.
Naturkatastrophe
Rampen.
Uitgestorven soorten.
Écologie microbienne.
Ökologie

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ix, 181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes index.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Impossible Extinction is about a remarkable journey. Every 225 million years the Earth, and all the life on it, completes one revolution around our Milky Way Galaxy. During this journey life is influenced by calamitous changes. Comets and asteroids strike the surface of the Earth, stars explode nearby, enormous volcanoes erupt and, more recently, humans litter the planet with waste. Many animals and plants become extinct during voyage, but humble microbes, simple creatures made of a single cell, survive this journey. This book takes a tour of the microbial world, from the coldest and deepest places on Earth to the hottest and highest, and witnesses some of the most catastrophic events that life can face. This remarkable story explains for the general reader how microbes have survived on Earth for over three billion years."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cockell, C. S. (2003). Impossible extinction: natural catastrophes and the supremacy of the microbial world . Cambridge University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cockell, Charles S., 1967-. 2003. Impossible Extinction: Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cockell, Charles S., 1967-. Impossible Extinction: Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Cockell, C. S. (2003). Impossible extinction: natural catastrophes and the supremacy of the microbial world. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cockell, Charles S. Impossible Extinction: Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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