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Arthur R. Kruckeberg - Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants - 9780295984520 - V9780295984520
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Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants

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Description for Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants Paperback. Demonstrates the role of landforms and rock types in producing the geographical distributions of plants and in stimulating evolutionary diversification. Num Pages: 304 pages, 98 photos, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: PST; RBGG; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 660.

Before any other influences began to fashion life and its lavish diversity, geological events created the initial environments--both physical and chemical--for the evolutionary drama that followed.

Drawing on case histories from around the world, Arthur Kruckeberg demonstrates the role of landforms and rock types in producing the unique geographical distributions of plants and in stimulating evolutionary diversification. His examples range throughout the rich and heterogeneous tapestry of the earth's surface: the dramatic variations of mountainous topography, the undulating ground and crevices of level limestone karst, and the subtle realm of sand dunes. He describes the ongoing evolutionary consequences of ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
659 g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295984520
SKU
V9780295984520
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Arthur R. Kruckeberg is the author of The Natural History of Puget Sound Country and Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest. He is professor emeritus of botany at the University of Washington.

Reviews for Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants
"This book provides not only a permanent and thoroughly engaging record of a rarely studied corner of social history, but it also inspires."
North American Native Plant Society
"[Kruckeberg] draws on many years of botanical experience to make an eloquent plea for understanding the influences of landforms, lithology, and geologic history on the living world."
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