Because mass extinction is a natural process that may facilitate evolution during the period of thousands to millions of years that follow it, should humans be concerned about the current mass extinction we are causing? Why or why not?

Because mass extinction is a natural process that may facilitate evolution during the period of thousands to millions of years that follow it, should humans be concerned about the current mass extinction we are causing? Why or why not?

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Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

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Chapter20: Speciation And Macroevolution

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