Keywords:
Plants, Fossil.
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Plants -- Evolution.
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Paleobotany.
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Paleoecology.
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Paleoclimatology.
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Historical geology.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Emerald Planet is the tale of our world's past - and future - as revealed by plants. Over the immensity of geological time, plants have been powerful agents of change, shaping the climate, the planet, and affecting the evolutionary path of all life. Here, David Beerling tells how.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (305 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780191513077
Series Statement:
Oxford Landmark Science Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=415862
DDC:
581.38
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations and plates -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Leaves, genes, and greenhouse gases -- Chapter 3 Oxygen and the lost world of giants -- Chapter 4 An ancient ozone catastrophe? -- Chapter 5 Global warming ushers in the dinosaur era -- Chapter 6 The flourishing forests of Antarctica -- Chapter 7 Paradise lost -- Chapter 8 Nature's green revolution -- Chapter 9 Through a glass darkly -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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