Author: G. F. W. HerngreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Proceedings of the 4th European Palaeobotanical and Palynological Conference
Author: G. F. W. HerngreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Proceedings of the Fifth European Palaeobotanical and Palynological Conference
Author: Leon StuchlikPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: Burning Planet
Author: Andrew C. ScottPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191054062
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth. Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology, and the evolution of plant and animal life. It has caused mass extinctions, and it has propelled the spread of flowering plants. The exciting evidence we can now draw on has been preserved in fossilized charcoal, found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old, from all over the world. These reveal incredibly fine details of prehistoric plants, and tell us about climates from deep in earth's history. They also give us insight into how early hominids and humans tamed fire and used it. Looking at the impact of wildfires in our own time, Scott also looks forward to how we might better manage them in future, as climate change has an increasing effect on our world.
Index of Conference Proceedings
Author: British Library. Document Supply CentrePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conference proceedings
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Bothalia
Author: An Atlas of the World's Conifers
Author: Aljos FarjonPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004211810
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
A 2014 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title" An Atlas of the World's Conifers is the first ever atlas of all known conifer species. It is based on locality information of ca. 37,000 collected herbarium specimens held in scientific institutions. As well as providing natural distribution maps for each species, Farjon and Filer give the reader comprehensive insight into the biogeography, diversity and conservation status of conifers on all continents, dispelling the widely held view that they are primarily a northern boreal plant group. Conifer diversity is analysed and presented with a taxonomic and geographic perspective. Distribution patterns are interpreted using the latest information on continental drift, dispersal and phylogeny. The entire dataset supporting the Atlas can be consulted and verified online. These data can also be used for further research and are an invaluable resource for anyone working on conifer systematics, biogeography or conservation. An Atlas of the World’s Conifers indicates the known distribution of all conifers including an analysis of their biogeography, diversity and conservation status. Also available from Brill is Aljos Farjon’s A Handbook of the World's Conifers, published in 2010 (ISBN 978 90 04 17718 5) which is a 2017 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title".