Extinctions: Past and Present Week 5 - Our world today: facing a sixth extinction?

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2017-03-17

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Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya
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Department of Biological Sciences
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In this video, Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan introduces the topic of the current biodiversity crisis. She discusses how the previous five extinctions allow us to see how our planet and biodiversity responded to environmental crises in the past. She introduces the guests she will interview about the topic: Peter Ryan, Muthama Muasya, Timm Hoffman, Denham Parker, and Lindsey Gillson.
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mass extinctions
biodiversity
extinction events
conservation
environmental crisis

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Chinsamy-Turan, A. 2017. Extinctions: Past and Present Week 5 - Our world today: facing a sixth extinction?. [MOOC]. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38633

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