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Essential and accessible reading for any student of evolution. (The Biologist, 2002 )
The text is well written for an upper division undergraduate or beginning graduate student audience and attempts to incorporate a contemporary perspective on phylogenetics and paleoecology of the major groups of land plants, drawing on current literature throughout. (Stephen L. Jessup, Southern Oregon University, USA )
Innovative, up to date, more incisive than many comparable level texts, bringing together physical and biological scientific enquiry in an exciting way. (Nigel Brown, University of Wales, Bangor )
This is the finest palaeobotanical textbook for decades, and one that captures extremely well the exciting renaissance the subject is currently experiencing. (Geological Magazine, 140, 2003 )
The text is well written for an upper division undergraduate or beginning graduate student audience and attempts to incorporate a contemporary perspective on phylogenetics and paleoecology of the major groups of land plants, drawing on current literature throughout. (Stephen L. Jessup, Southern Oregon University, USA )
Innovative, up to date, more incisive than many comparable level texts, bringing together physical and biological scientific enquiry in an exciting way. (Nigel Brown, University of Wales, Bangor )
This is the finest palaeobotanical textbook for decades, and one that captures extremely well the exciting renaissance the subject is currently experiencing. (Geological Magazine, 140, 2003 )
Nigel Brown, University of Wales, Bangor
"Innovative, up to date, more incisive than many comparable level texts, bringing together physical and biological scientific enquiry in an exciting way."
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I'd give this book six stars for readability, besides which it's neatly laid out, easily referenced and with superb illustrations. Who would have thought that the evolution of plants could provide such a fascinating experience and thrilling journey! The text takes us in readily assimilated steps from the very beginning of life itself on planet earth right through to today. Each chapter ends with a useful summary that helps fix facts in the reader's mind before he/she moves on to the next chapter. This is a delightful book that can be kept and cherished and dipped into at any time when it will never fail to give joy and inspiration to the reader. If you think that animal evoltion is fascinating, try reading this book and discover that plant evolution is just as exciting. There are lots of good books around. This is one of those rare books that one can honestly label 'outstanding'.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Well there are lots of reviews of this on US Amazon.Suffice it to say that even a total amateur (me) can follow this with effort and that the book is extremely well written and utterly fascinating. For a start you can not follow the history of insects or vertebrates without knowing the development of plants.
Who would have thought that the most recent plant group to evolve , and in relatively modern times, were....cacti! Or that plants were relatively uneffected by any of the major periods of extinction:think like a gardener- you can hack 'em down but you can't get rid of them. Even The Home Depot has noticed people's interest in 'living fossils'.It has the Sago Palm (very wrongly) labelled "The world's oldest plant known to man".Still, you have to have one in your garden!!
Who would have thought that the most recent plant group to evolve , and in relatively modern times, were....cacti! Or that plants were relatively uneffected by any of the major periods of extinction:think like a gardener- you can hack 'em down but you can't get rid of them. Even The Home Depot has noticed people's interest in 'living fossils'.It has the Sago Palm (very wrongly) labelled "The world's oldest plant known to man".Still, you have to have one in your garden!!
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Wonderfully written book.
8 Jun 2006
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This is from the my perspective as a basic research scientist and sometimes informal hiker and naturalist who never took zoology or botany too seriously, but on a whim wanted to know more about plant evolution.
This is a wonderful book. It is engagingly written, and more importantly isn't a litany of facts, but rather discusses the topic in the context of biomes, geology, and the evolutionary solutions reached by plants.
One small modification would be useful. Although the book is remarkably jargon free a few more terms in the glossary would have been useful to the non specialist. This said, as a non-specialist I read this book cover to cover and highly enjoyed it.
This is a wonderful book. It is engagingly written, and more importantly isn't a litany of facts, but rather discusses the topic in the context of biomes, geology, and the evolutionary solutions reached by plants.
One small modification would be useful. Although the book is remarkably jargon free a few more terms in the glossary would have been useful to the non specialist. This said, as a non-specialist I read this book cover to cover and highly enjoyed it.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Fossil plants
19 Mar 2006
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This is a user friendly sized book reviewing the evolution of plants. The oldest plants are found in rocks 3,500 million years old, the stromatolites and prokaryotes. From that beginning the book describes the evolution of the mosses and ferns, and the living trees with the longest geologic history: Cycads, and Ginkgos. The rest of the book describes the evolution of Gymnosperms and Angiosperms and flowering plants.
Well written and comprehensive, but not encyclopedic. I enjoyed reading and refering to it.
Well written and comprehensive, but not encyclopedic. I enjoyed reading and refering to it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Good work
24 Nov 2009
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A well explained evolution of plants linked with the major enviroment changes ocurred along Earth history. You end up learning alot of botanical concepts and undestanding the different evolutionary reasons which led to the diversity of extant plants. Very interesting.
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