Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid

Resumen del libro

'An original, wide-ranging and carefully researched book ... contains important lessons for humanity.' Mark Cocker, The SpectatorA fascinating insight into climate change biology around the globe, as well as in our own backyards. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is the first major book by a biologist to focus on the fascinating story of how the natural world is adjusting, adapting, and sometimes measurably evolving in response to climate change.

Lyrical and thought-provoking, this book broadens the climate focus from humans to the wider lattice of life. Bestselling nature writer Thor Hanson - author of Buzz (a Radio 4 'Book of the Week') - shows us how Caribbean lizards have grown larger toe pads to grip trees more tightly during frequent hurricanes; and how the 'plasticity' of squid has allowed them to change their body size and breeding habits to cope with altered sea temperatures. Plants and animals have a great deal to teach us about the nature of what comes next, because for many of them, and also for many of us, that world is already here.

Biografía del autor

Thor Hanson es especialista en biología de la conservación, becado Guggenheim y autor de varios libros premiados, como "Buzz", "Feathers", "The Impenetrable Forest" y "El triunfo de las semillas", publicado en castellano en 2016. Vive con su esposa y su hijo en una isla del estado de Washington, EE. UU.