The vegetation of Antarctica through geological time

"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 o...

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Auteur principal: Cantrill, David J., 1962-
Collectivité auteur: ebrary, Inc
Autres auteurs: Poole, Imogen
Format: Électronique e-book
Langue:anglais
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Colonization of the land; 3. Deglaciation and colonization of the South Pole; 4. Mass extinction and life in the Triassic; 5. Continental break up and its impact on Jurassic vegetation; 6. Fern-conifer dominated lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) ecosystems and the angiosperm invasion; 7. The origin of southern temperate 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 vegetation; Index.