Overview
A beloved natural historian explores how climate change isĀ drivingĀ evolutionĀ Ā
InāÆHurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid,Ā biologistĀ ThorĀ HansonĀ tells the remarkableĀ story ofāÆhow plants and animals areĀ responding toĀ climateĀ change:Ā adjusting,Ā evolving, andĀ sometimesĀ dying out.Ā Anole lizardsĀ have grownĀ larger toe pads,Ā toĀ gripĀ more tightly inĀ frequentĀ hurricanes.Ā Warm watersĀ causeĀ the development of HumboldtĀ squid toĀ alter so dramatically that fishermen mistake them for different species.Ā Brown pelicansĀ moveĀ north, and long-spined sea urchins south,Ā to findĀ coolerĀ homes.Ā AndĀ whenĀ coral reefsĀ sicken,Ā they leaveĀ no territory worth fightingĀ for,Ā soĀ aggressive butterflyĀ fishĀ transformĀ instantlyĀ into pacifists.Ā
A story of hope,Ā resilience, and risk,Ā Hurricane Lizards and Plastic SquidĀ isĀ natural history for readers of Bernd Heinrich, Robin Wall Kimmerer, andĀ David Haskell. It isĀ alsoĀ aĀ reminderĀ of how unpredictableĀ climate changeĀ isĀ as itĀ interacts withĀ the messy lattice of life.
This book title, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid (The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change), ISBN: 9781541672420, by Thor Hanson, published by Basic Books (September 28, 2021) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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