Author : K. J. Willis,J. C. McElwain
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198500653
The Evolution of Plants by K. J. Willis,J. C. McElwain Pdf
This is a broad but provocative examination of the evolution of plants from the earliest forms of life to the development of our present flora. Taking a fresh, modern approach to a subject often treated very stuffily, the book incorporates many recent studies on the morphological evolution of plants, enlivens the subject with current research on ancient DNA and other biomolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction. Also includes special Biome Maps, showing the flora on the Earth's surface at different geological ages. Written for a non-specialist audience.