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The recognition of the calamitous decline in biodiversity had prompted global study of rare plant and animal life. Biodiversity has fluctuated, however, since the beginning of life on earth. This text provides an overview of the interaction of biodiversity and environmental change since pre-history. The author includes the results research and data from a wide range of sources within the biological and environmental sciences. A feature of this book is its temporal focus, encouraging discussion of the lessons to be learned from the past patterns of diversity in understanding and solving modern and future problems of environmental change.