Beerling, D. J.

The emerald planet : how plants changed Earth's history / David Beerling. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xvi, 288 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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.

9780192806024 (hbk.) 0192806025 (hbk)


Plants, Fossil
Plants--Evolution
Paleobotany
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Historical geology

581.38 / BEE