Burning planet the story of fire through time
Andrew Scott, who played a key role in identifying fossilized charcoal, describes the profound impact of fire through Earth history, from its role in mass extinctions and the spread of flowering plants, to early hominid use of fire, and the role of wildfires on landscapes today
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2020, 2020
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Andrew Scott, who played a key role in identifying fossilized charcoal, describes the profound impact of fire through Earth history, from its role in mass extinctions and the spread of flowering plants, to early hominid use of fire, and the role of wildfires on landscapes today |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018 |
| Physical Description: | xi, 231 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates illustration (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191916847 |