Published 2016 by Prometheus Books

Complexity: The Evolution of Earth's Biodiversity and the Future of Humanity. Copyright © 2016 by William C. Burger. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Burger, William C.

Title: Complexity : the evolution of Earth's biodiversity and the future of humanity / by William C. Burger.

Description: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016007382 (print) | LCCN 2016017156 (ebook) | ISBN 9781633881938 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781633881945 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Biodiversity. | Biotic communities. | Macroecology. | Environmental health.

Classification: LCC QH541.15.B56 B88 2016 (print) | LCC QH541.15.B56 (ebook) | DDC 333.95—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016007382

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