Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change

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Full Title

Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
Author(s)

Thor Hanson
Edition
ISBN

9781541672413, 9781541672420
Publisher

Basic Books
Format

PDF and EPUB

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*A New York Times Editor’s Choice pick *Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards A beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution   In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting, evolving, and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have grown larger toe pads, to grip more tightly in frequent hurricanes. Warm waters cause the development of Humboldt squid to alter so dramatically that fishermen mistake them for different species. Brown pelicans move north, and long-spined sea urchins south, to find cooler homes. And when coral reefs sicken, they leave no territory worth fighting for, so aggressive butterfly fish transform instantly into pacifists.  A story of hope, resilience, and risk, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is natural history for readers of Bernd Heinrich, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and David Haskell. It is also a reminder of how unpredictable climate change is as it interacts with the messy lattice of life.

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