Making Eden: How Plants Transformed a Barren Planet
Plants are absolutely fundamental to the functioning of life on earth. But how did the earliest plants first emerge from water and conquer the continents? Using the latest research, David Beerling tells their evolutionary story. And, as we face catastrophic loss of biodiversity, he highlights the profound effect they have on ecosystems and climate.
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- Full title :Making Eden : How Plants Transformed a Barren Planet.
Summary
Plants are absolutely fundamental to the functioning of life on earth. But how did the earliest plants first emerge from water and conquer the continents? Using the latest research, David Beerling tells their evolutionary story. And, as we face catastrophic loss of biodiversity, he highlights the profound effect they have on ecosystems and climate.
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- Publication Date:2018.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (280 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780192519214, 0192519212
- oclc:on1084352813
- Dewey Decimal:581.38
Table of Contents
COVER; DEDICATION; MAKING EDEN; COPYRIGHT; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; PLATES; 1. ALL FLESH IS GRASS; 2. FIFTY SHADES OF GREEN; 3. GENOMES DECODED; 4. ANCIENT GENES, NEW PLANTS; 5. GAS VALVES; 6. ANCESTRAL ALLIANCES; 7. SCULPTING CLIMATE; 8. EDEN UNDER SIEGE; SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGIC TIMESCALE FROM THE CAMBRIAN; ENDNOTES; 1 . All flesh is grass; 2 . Fifty shades of green; 3 . Genomes decoded; 4 . Ancient genes, new plants; 5 . Gas valves; 6 . Ancestral alliances; 7 . Sculpting climate; 8 . Eden under siege; FIGURE CREDITS; PLATE CREDITS; PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX
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