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Burning Planet The Story of Fire Through Time

Scott Andrew C.
Innbundet / 2018 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198734840
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
520 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
161 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter
Scott Andrew C.

Om bidragsyterne

Andrew Scott is Emeritus Professor of Geology and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has co-authored and edited several academic books on fire, most recently Fire on Earth: An Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014), with David M. J. S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne, and Martin E. Alexander. He appears regularly on radio and television science programmes.

Burning Planet The Story of Fire Through Time

Scott Andrew C.
Innbundet / 2018 / Engelsk
Scott Andrew C.
Innbundet / 2018 / Engelsk
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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

Se alle

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

Scott writes clearly and with great enthusiasm for his subject matter ... It is richly illustrated, with evocative reconstructions of past landscapes, vivid photos of bush fires, and striking 'micrographs' of charcoalified plants.

Billy Griffiths, Australian Book Review

Andrew Scott's career-long obsession with fire has paid dividends. His detailed and entertaining book gives us a 'no-stone-unturned' account of the natural history of fire. It takes us on an extraordinary journey from fires on heathlands to the working of the Earth system with remarkable implications for life on the planet.

David Beerling, author of the Emerald Planet.

This deep time perspective shows that fire has always been with us, and raises the question about how we should live with it in the future.

Sir Peter Crane FRS, President, Oak Spring Garden Foundation and Former Director of the Royal Botanic Garden Kew

Scott shows how the occurrence of fire through Earth history provides a new lens through which to understand the evolution of plants, animals, landscapes and climate changes through the last 450 million years, and to consider possible effects on human welfare. I recommend it to anyone curious about Earth history.

Jennifer A. Clack, FRS, Professor Emeritus of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Cambridge University

Scott shows how the occurrence of fire through Earth history provides a new lens through which to understand the evolution of plants, animals, landscapes and climate changes through the last 450 million years, and to consider possible effects on human welfare. I recommend it to anyone curious about Earth history.

Jennifer A. Clack, FRS, Professor Emeritus of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Cambridge University

An excellent read for those interested in deep time and the paleorecord, as well as those of us who find charred materials exciting.

Cristina Santin, International Journal of Wildland Fire

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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
PREFACE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Draws on growing evidence for fire in the rock record to give an account of the role of fire over the past 400 million years of Earth history Describes the remarkable information we can extract from fossil charcoal, including the finest details of ancient flowers Discusses the exciting evidence from archaeological sites across the world for prehistoric and early human use of fire Explores the impacts of wildfires on landscapes and ecosystems, and the ways of tackling growing problems of fire associated with climate change
Les mer
Andrew Scott is Emeritus Professor of Geology and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has co-authored and edited several academic books on fire, most recently Fire on Earth: An Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014), with David M. J. S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne, and Martin E. Alexander. He appears regularly on radio and television science programmes.
Les mer
Draws on growing evidence for fire in the rock record to give an account of the role of fire over the past 400 million years of Earth history Describes the remarkable information we can extract from fossil charcoal, including the finest details of ancient flowers Discusses the exciting evidence from archaeological sites across the world for prehistoric and early human use of fire Explores the impacts of wildfires on landscapes and ecosystems, and the ways of tackling growing problems of fire associated with climate change
Les mer

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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

Se alle

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

Scott writes clearly and with great enthusiasm for his subject matter ... It is richly illustrated, with evocative reconstructions of past landscapes, vivid photos of bush fires, and striking 'micrographs' of charcoalified plants.

Billy Griffiths, Australian Book Review

Andrew Scott's career-long obsession with fire has paid dividends. His detailed and entertaining book gives us a 'no-stone-unturned' account of the natural history of fire. It takes us on an extraordinary journey from fires on heathlands to the working of the Earth system with remarkable implications for life on the planet.

David Beerling, author of the Emerald Planet.

This deep time perspective shows that fire has always been with us, and raises the question about how we should live with it in the future.

Sir Peter Crane FRS, President, Oak Spring Garden Foundation and Former Director of the Royal Botanic Garden Kew

Scott shows how the occurrence of fire through Earth history provides a new lens through which to understand the evolution of plants, animals, landscapes and climate changes through the last 450 million years, and to consider possible effects on human welfare. I recommend it to anyone curious about Earth history.

Jennifer A. Clack, FRS, Professor Emeritus of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Cambridge University

Scott shows how the occurrence of fire through Earth history provides a new lens through which to understand the evolution of plants, animals, landscapes and climate changes through the last 450 million years, and to consider possible effects on human welfare. I recommend it to anyone curious about Earth history.

Jennifer A. Clack, FRS, Professor Emeritus of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Cambridge University

An excellent read for those interested in deep time and the paleorecord, as well as those of us who find charred materials exciting.

Cristina Santin, International Journal of Wildland Fire

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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
PREFACE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Draws on growing evidence for fire in the rock record to give an account of the role of fire over the past 400 million years of Earth history Describes the remarkable information we can extract from fossil charcoal, including the finest details of ancient flowers Discusses the exciting evidence from archaeological sites across the world for prehistoric and early human use of fire Explores the impacts of wildfires on landscapes and ecosystems, and the ways of tackling growing problems of fire associated with climate change
Les mer
Andrew Scott is Emeritus Professor of Geology and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has co-authored and edited several academic books on fire, most recently Fire on Earth: An Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014), with David M. J. S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne, and Martin E. Alexander. He appears regularly on radio and television science programmes.
Les mer
Draws on growing evidence for fire in the rock record to give an account of the role of fire over the past 400 million years of Earth history Describes the remarkable information we can extract from fossil charcoal, including the finest details of ancient flowers Discusses the exciting evidence from archaeological sites across the world for prehistoric and early human use of fire Explores the impacts of wildfires on landscapes and ecosystems, and the ways of tackling growing problems of fire associated with climate change
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198734840
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
520 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
161 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter
Scott Andrew C.

Om bidragsyterne

Andrew Scott is Emeritus Professor of Geology and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has co-authored and edited several academic books on fire, most recently Fire on Earth: An Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014), with David M. J. S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne, and Martin E. Alexander. He appears regularly on radio and television science programmes.

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