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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition March 2015
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tennesen, Michael.
The next species: the future of evolution in the aftermath of man / Michael Tennesen. — First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Evolution (Biology) 2. Mass extinctions. 3. Nature—Effect of human beings on. I. Title.
QH366.2.T465 2015
576.8—dc23
2014037267
ISBN 978-1-4516-7751-5
ISBN 978-1-4516-7753-9 (ebook)