Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic History of North American Vegetation (North of Mexico)

This book is a unique and integrated account of the history of North American vegetation and paleoenvironments over the past 70 million years. It includes discussions of the modern plant communities, causal factors for environmental change, biotic response, and methodologies. The history reveals a North American vegetation that is vast, immensely complex, and dynamic.

Riassunto

This book is a unique and integrated account of the history of North American vegetation and paleoenvironments over the past 70 million years. It includes discussions of the modern plant communities, causal factors for environmental change, biotic response, and methodologies. The history reveals a North American vegetation that is vast, immensely complex, and dynamic.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Graham, Alan (Professor of Biological Sciences and Geology Graham, Alan H. Graham
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.05.1999
• EAN: 9780195113426
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511342-6
• Dimensioni: 282 mm x 221 mm x 28 mm
• Peso: 978 g
• Illustrazioni: numerous black and white halftones and line drawings
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Paleontologia; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, North America, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, History of Science, Botany & plant sciences, North America (USA and Canada), Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Botany and plant sciences, Geology & The Lithosphere