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The Earth's climate has been dramatically shifting since life evolved. This book reveals the crucial role that plants have played in driving and recording climatic change. Along the way a number of fascinating puzzles arise: Why did plants evolve leaves? When and how did forests once grow on AntarcContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010
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The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth's History
Emerald Planet explores the role of plants in some of the key events in the history of the Earth, focusing on their role in determining atmospheric composition and climate. Its chapters are organised chronologically, with each focusing on one era and ... (read full critics)
dannyreviews published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010
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- English Books
- Hardcover 304 Pages
- Edition: 1
- ISBN-10: 0192806025
- ISBN-13: 9780192806024
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Pub date: Mar 09, 2007
- Dimensions: 1419 mm x 903 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Others
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The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth's History
David Beerling's book is both fascinating and important. A professor of palaeoclimatology, his revisionist view of Earth's history argues that " plants are a geological force of nature" and have played a key part in shaping our planet's environmental ... (read full critics)