Plants Invade the Land: Evolutionary and Environmental Perspectives

Edited by Patricia G. Gensel and Dianne Edwards

Paper, 512 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-11161-4
$44.50 / £26.00

February, 2001
Cloth, 512 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-11160-7
$89.50 / £52.50

"This book focuses on our present day understanding of the fossil record of land plants and other organisms. Presents a detailed overview of the diversificaion of the plant kingdom . . . Very interesting book for students and researchers." — Southeastern Naturalist

"This is an excellent volume that should be purchased not only by all geological libraries but also by anyone with an interest in the evolution of the biosphere-atmosphere system." — Andrew C. Scott, Geological Magazine

"This book contributes to our knowledge of the exciting story of the origin of plants on land, from an evolutionary and environmental perspective. . . . recommended for advanced researchers in paleobotany and paleoecology of the age of plants invading land." — Stanislav Mihulka, Folia Geobotanica

Related Subjects

• Paleontology

Series

• Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology

About the Author

Patricia Gensel is a professor of biology at the University of North Carolina. She is the co-author of Plant Life in the Devonian . Dianne Edwards holds a chair in paleobotany in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Wales. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society and has been President of the Paleontological Association and editor of the Botanical Journal of the Linnaen Society.

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