Download or read book Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain written by Christopher J. Cleal and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the changing environments and evolution of the plant groups through the descriptions of the circa 52 sites, indicating the rise of conifers and cycads in the Mesozoic and, in Tertiary times, the angiosperms (flowering plants) which began to predominate at the expense of earlier plant types.
Download or read book Mesozoic and Tertiary Fossil Mammals and Birds of Great Britain written by Michael J. Benton and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fossil mammals and birds have been found at many localities in Britain, and there is a long history of collection and study, dating back to the earliest days of palaeontology. This volume of the GCR Series contains a description of around 30 representative sites, selected for the Mesozoic-Tertiary part of the history of these vertebrates.
Download or read book A revised correlation of Tertiary rocks in the British Isles and adjacent areas of NW Europe written by C. King and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Special Report comprehensively describes the stratigraphy and correlation of the Tertiary (Paleogene–Neogene) rocks of NW Europe and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean and is the summation of fifty years of research on Tertiary sediments by Chris King. His book is essential reading for all geologists who deal with Tertiary rocks across NW Europe, including those in the petroleum industry and geotechnical services as well as academic stratigraphers and palaeontologists. Introductory sections on chronostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and other methods of dating and correlation are followed by a regional summary of Tertiary sedimentary basins and their framework and an introduction to Tertiary igneous rocks. The third and largest segment comprises the regional stratigraphic summaries. Regions covered are the North Sea Basin, onshore areas of southern England and the eastern English Channel area, the North Atlantic margins (including non-marine basins in the Irish Sea and elsewhere) and the Paleogene igneous rocks of Scotland.
Download or read book The Evolution of Plant Physiology written by Alan R. Hemsley and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coupled with biomechanical data, organic geochemistry and cladistic analyses utilizing abundant genetic data, scientific studies are revealing new facets of how plants have evolved over time. This collection of papers examines these early stages of plant physiology evolution by describing the initial physiological adaptations necessary for survival as upright structures in a dry, terrestrial environment. The Evolution of Plant Physiology also encompasses physiology in its broadest sense to include biochemistry, histology, mechanics, development, growth, reproduction and with an emphasis on the interplay between physiology, development and plant evolution. Contributions from leading neo- and palaeo-botanists from the Linnean Society Focus on how evolution shaped photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction and metabolism. Coverage of the effects of specific evolutionary forces -- variations in water and nutrient availability, grazing pressure, and other environmental variables
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the British Museum Natural History Lower Greenland Aptian plants of Britain by M C Stopes written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology British Museum Natural History Gymnospermae 1895 written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report for written by Committee of British Palaeobotanists and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Geoconservation written by Cynthia V. Burek and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2008 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to describe the history of geoconservation. It draws on experience from the UK, Europe and further afield, to explore topics including: what is geoconservation; where, when and how did it start; who was responsible; and how has it differed across the world? Geological and geomorphological features, processes, sites and specimens, provide a resource of immense scientific and educational importance. They also form the foundation for the varied and spectacular landscapes that help define national and local identity as well as many of the great tourism destinations. Mankind's activities, including contributing to enhanced climate change, pose many threats to this resource: the importance of safeguarding and managing it for future generations is now widely accepted as part of sustainable development. Geoconservation is an established and growing activity across the world, with more participants and a greater profile than ever before. This volume highlights a history of challenges, set-backs, successes and visionary individuals and provides a sound basis for taking geoconservation into the future.
Download or read book Causes and Consequences of Globally Warm Climates in the Early Paleogene written by Scott L. Wing and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology British Museum Natural History written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Late Eocene Earth written by Christian Koeberl and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2009 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Late Eocene and the Eocene-Oligocene (E-O) transition mark the most profound oceanographic and climatic changes of the past 50 million years of Earth history, with cooling beginning in the middle Eocene and culminating in the major earliest Oligocene Oi-1 isotopic event. The Late Eocene is characterized by an accelerated global cooling, with a sharp temperature drop near the E-O boundary, and significant stepwise floral and faunal turnovers. These global climate changes are commonly attributed to the expansion of the Antarctic ice cap following its gradual isolation from other continental masses. However, multiple extraterrestrial bolide impacts, possibly related to a comet shower that lasted more than 2 million years, may have played an important role in deteriorating the global climate at that time. This book provides an up-to-date review of what happened on Earth at the end of the Eocene Epoch.
Download or read book Links with the Past in the Plant World written by Albert Charles Seward and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the British Museum Natural History Bibliography Alg Fungi by M C Stopes written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology British Museum Natural History Thallophyta Pteridophyta 1894 written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I of this catalogue describes Algae, Characeae, Equisetine, and Filicinae, and Part II describes the Cycadeae and the Coniferae.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology British Museum Natural History written by British Museum. Dept. of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology British Museum Natural History Part III IV The Jurassic Flora written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
