Book ID: 90335
Beerling, David
The Emerald Planet. How plants changed Earth's history. 2006. XVI, 288 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Reveals therole that plants have played in driving climatic change. Along the way a number of fascinating puzzles arise: Why did plants evolveleaves? When and how did forests once grow on Antarctica? This bookprovides an important new perspective on the controversial and crucial subject of global warming.