Making Eden : how plants transformed a barren planet
Beerling, D. J.2019
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Place reservation for Making Eden : how plants transformed a barren planetOver 7 billion people depend on plants for healthy, productive, secure lives, but few of us stop to consider the origin of the plant kingdom that turned the world green and made our lives possible. And as the human population continues to escalate, our survival depends on how we treat the plant kingdom and the soils that sustain it. Understanding the evolutionary history of our land floras, the story of how plant life emerged from water and conquered the continents to dominate the planet, is fundamental to our own existence. In 'Making Eden' David Beerling reveals the hidden history of Earth's sun-shot greenery, and considers its future prospects as we farm the planet to feed the world.
Main title:
Making Eden : how plants transformed a barren planet / David Beerling.
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Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Collation:
xii, 257 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780198798309 (hbk)
Dewey class:
581.3'8581.38
Language:
English
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BRN:
2730325
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