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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Beerling, David J. (1965-....)
Titre(s) : Making Eden [Texte imprimé] : how plants transformed a barren planet / David Beerling
Édition : 1st ed.
Publication : Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford university press, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-257 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : ill. en coul. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
From the first tiny green scouts that clung to watery banks, plants spread across
the land, opening their leaves to the sun, growing tall, turning the world green.
How did plants accomplish this extraordinary feat? The author takes us through the
story, from the first tentative steps of moss-like plants to the bold march of forests,
the appearance of flowers adding a riot of colors, and the spread of grasses. It is
a tale scientists are just coming to understand, but one this is clear: plants have
not just painted the planet in luxuriant greenery, they have altered the workings
of its climate and soils. We destroy them at our peril
Sujet(s) : Plantes -- Évolution
Indice(s) Dewey :
581.38 (23e éd.) = Évolution des plantes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 019879830X. - ISBN 9780198798309 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457696175
Notice n° :
FRBNF45769617
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : All flesh is grass ; Fifty shades of green ; Genomes decoded ; Ancient genes,
new plants ; Gas valves ; Ancestral alliances ; Sculpting climate ; Eden under
siege ; Simplified geologic timescale from the Cambrian ; Endnotes ; FIgure credits
; Plate credits ; Publisher's acknowledgments ; Index.
