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UNINA9910453031903321 |
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Autore |
Cantrill David J. <1962-> |
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The vegetation of Antarctica through geological time / / David J. Cantrill, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Imogen Poole, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-139-56396-3 |
1-139-88705-X |
1-139-55162-0 |
1-139-55408-5 |
1-139-02499-X |
1-139-55533-2 |
1-139-54912-X |
1-283-74616-6 |
1-139-55037-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 480 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Plants - Evolution - Antarctica |
Plants, Fossil - Antarctica |
Paleobotany - Devonian |
Paleoecology - Devonian |
Paleontology - Devonian |
Geological time |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1. Historical background and geological framework -- 2. Early and middle Paleozoic climates and colonisation of the land -- 3. Collapsing ice sheets and evolving polar forests of the middle to late Paleozoic -- 4. Icehouse to hothouse : floral turnover, the Permian-Triassic crisis and Triassic vegetation -- 5. Gondwana break-up and landscape change across the Triassic-Jurassic transition and beyond -- 6. Fern-conifer dominated early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) ecosystems and the angiosperm invasion -- 7. The origin of southern temperate |
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ecosystems -- 8. The heat is on: Paleogene floras and the Paleocene-Eocene warm period -- 9. After the heat: late Eocene to Pliocene climatic cooling and modification of the Antarctic. |
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The fossil history of plant life in Antarctica is central to our understanding of the evolution of vegetation through geological time and also plays a key role in reconstructing past configurations of the continents and associated climatic conditions. This book provides the only detailed overview of the development of Antarctic vegetation from the Devonian period to the present day, presenting Earth scientists with valuable insights into the break up of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. Details of specific floras and ecosystems are provided within the context of changing geological, geographical and environmental conditions, alongside comparisons with contemporaneous and modern ecosystems. The authors demonstrate how palaeobotany contributes to our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental changes in the southern hemisphere during this period of Earth history. The book is a complete and up-to-date reference for researchers and students in Antarctic palaeobotany and terrestrial palaeoecology. |
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UNINA9910825502603321 |
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Titolo |
Humankind and nature : an endangered system of interdependence in today's globalising world / / edited by Albert Wong and Artur K. Wardega |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Human ecology - Religious aspects |
Human ecology - Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; NOTES ON EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; II; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; III; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; IV; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; AFTERWORD; INDEX |
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As climate change continues to batter the coastlines of North America and elsewhere, and as extreme weather events provide abundant proof of its reality, religious leaders can no longer ignore the fact that the human has become a geologic force, a force that must be re-educated and re-formed in order to guarantee safe passage into a sustainable future. Hopefully, Jesuits and their lay partners can continue to provide leadership in regard to this issue, correctly identified by Fr Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, as a top priority.In this particular context, the role of religions and their valuable contribut |
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