A Natural History of the New World: The Ecology and Evolution of Plants in the Americas

by Alan Graham

Book Overview

The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, the New World features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. But until now it has lacked a complete natural history. Alan Graham remedies that with A Natural History of the New World. With plants as his scientific muse, Graham traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning in the Late...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226306801
• ISBN13: 9780226306803
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"