Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the Edge? by Anthony D. Barnosky, Elizabeth A. Hadly

Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the Edge?



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Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the Edge? Anthony D. Barnosky, Elizabeth A. Hadly ebook
ISBN: 9781250051158
Page: 272
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press


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