About the Author

Dr. Michael Novacek is senior vice president and provost of science at the American Museum of Natural History. He is also the curator of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, and is a specialist on fossil mammals.

Reviews

“Crammed with attractive drawings, photos and large-type sidebars. . . . [Novacek] has assembled a squadron of top guns from relevant fields— among them evolutionary biology, paleontology, environmental chemistry and economics—to explain what’s gone wrong in various ecosystems and how the damage might be mitigated.” — Publishers Weekly