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The emerald planet : how plants changed Earth's history / David Beerling.

By: Beerling, D. J.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xvi, 288 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780192806024 (hbk.); 0192806025 (hbk).Subject(s): Plants, Fossil | Plants -- Evolution | Paleobotany | Paleoecology | Paleoclimatology | Historical geologyDDC classification: 581.38
Contents:
Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Illustrations and plates. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. Leaves, genes, and greenhouse gases. Ch. 3. Oxygen and the lost world of giants. Ch. 4. An ancient ozone catastrophe? Ch. 5. Global warming ushers in the dinosaur era. Ch. 6. The flourishing forests of Antarctica. Ch. 7. Paradise lost. Ch. 8. Nature's green revolution. Ch. 9. Through a glass darkly. - Notes. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Illustrations and plates. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. Leaves, genes, and greenhouse gases. Ch. 3. Oxygen and the lost world of giants. Ch. 4. An ancient ozone catastrophe? Ch. 5. Global warming ushers in the dinosaur era. Ch. 6. The flourishing forests of Antarctica. Ch. 7. Paradise lost. Ch. 8. Nature's green revolution. Ch. 9. Through a glass darkly. - Notes. - Index.

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