The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth’s History. Oxford. University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom. p. $ ISBN This little gem of a book is a must read for anyone Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. · Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage . In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving global changes in the environment, in recording hidden facets of Earth's history, and in helping us to predict its future. His account draws together evidence from fossil plants, from experiments with their living counterparts, and from computer models of the 'Earth System', to /5(81).
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