TY - BOOK AU - Beerling,D.J. TI - The emerald planet: how plants changed Earth's history SN - 9780192806024 (hbk.) U1 - 581.38 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Plants, Fossil KW - Plants KW - Evolution KW - Paleobotany KW - Paleoecology KW - Paleoclimatology KW - Historical geology N1 - 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 ER -