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An unnatural history by elizabeth kolbert henry holt the scientific consensus was that things evolved very slowly, except in the face of radical events like an. Through industrialization and deforestation, not to mention climate change, humans have damaged the environment and disrupted habitats, leading to a massive reduction in biodiversity. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. The causes of the five previous mass extinctions were natural catastrophes.
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