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Article: The evolution of Neogene terrestrial ecosystems in Europe. (Book Reviews: Human evolution).(Book Review)
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- Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
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- September 1, 2002
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AGUSTI, JORGE, LORENZO ROOK & PETER ANDREWS (eds). The evolution of Neogene terrestrial ecosystems in Europe (Hominoid Evol. clim. chge Eur 1). xvi, 512 pp., illus., maps, tables, bibliogrs. Cambridge: Univ. Press, 1999. [pounds sterling]70.00 (cloth)
Climate change has been evoked as a primary cause of evolutionary change since the first recognition of European ice ages. This volume is an attempt to collect and synthesize knowledge about changes in Eurasian climate through the period from 18-1.6 million years ago. With contributions from sixty authors from sixteen countries and many different disciplines, it is an ambitious work that will undoubtedly go sonic ...