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This is an excellent and interesting book. Aimed at lay readers, it hits the target spot-on while including some fascinating scientific insights... The pictures are very good, the explanations add even more to them - Scott is a good communicator... This book is recommended for all. It should be bought not just read, as readers will want to return to it to confirm items and learn more. (Jeremy Joseph, The Geological Society)
Delightful primer. (Stephen J. Payner, Endeavor)
A scholarly and thoughtful account of the long history of fire on Earth. (Drew Gwilliams, Chemistry World)
Scott's dedication to the subject and the history he reconstructs here are amazing. If you have any interest in deep history and palaeontology this book is easy to recommend. (Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist)
This is a thought-provoking book. (Jeremy Webb, New Scientist)
This is a gripping read. (Chris Darmon, Down to Earth)
One of those readable science histories whose scope, like Yuval Noah Hararie's Sapiens, blasts the general reader's mind. (Andrew Billen, The Times)
Scholarly yet accessible study... Scott's study of fossil charcoal has unearthed an astounding deep-past record of botanical riches and shifts in climate and oxygen levels. A timely book in an era of heightened fire risk and threats to water supply. (Barbara Kiser, Nature)
Thoughtful and carefully researched text ... that will satisfy academics and professionals, but is also a very readable volume for those who know little about the subject before reading this book ... an absorbing and rewarding study. (FireTrench)
Wildfire, that force of nature that terrifies us all, has played a vital role in the evolution of life and environments on Earth for million of years. Andrew Scott tells a fascinating personal story of his research into charcoal and the history of fire through geological time - and how fire will, no doubt, play a major role in our future warm world. (Dame Jane Francis, British Antarctic Survey)
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Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth.
Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology, and the evolution of plant and animal life. It has caused mass extinctions, and it has propelled the spread of flowering plants.
The exciting evidence we can now draw on has been preserved in fossilized charcoal, found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old, from all over the world. These reveal incredibly fine details of prehistoric plants, and tell us about climates from deep in earth's history. They also give us insight into how early hominids and humans tamed fire and used it.
Looking at the impact of wildfires in our own time, Scott also looks forward to how we might better manage them in future, as climate change has an increasing effect on our world.
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth.Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology, and the evolution of plant and animal life. It has caused mass extinctions, and it has propelled the spread of flowering plants. The exciting evidence we can now draw on has been preserved in fossilized charcoal, found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old, from all over the world. These reveal incredibly fine details of prehistoric plants, and tell us about climates from deep in earth's history. They also give us insight into how early hominids and humans tamed fire and used it. Looking at the impact of wildfires in our own time, Scott also looks forward to how we might better manage them in future, as climate change has an increasing effect on our world. Artikel-Nr. 9780198734840
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Zustand: New. 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 wildfire. Artikel-Nr. 180334976
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