Plants invade the land : evolutionary and environmental perspectives ; [... based on talks given at a symposium held during the 5th International Organization of Paleobotany Copnference in 1996

This book focuses on our present day understanding of the fossil record of land plants and other organisms. Presents a detailed overview of the diversificaion of the plant kingdom... Very interesting book for students and researchers. (Southeastern Naturalist) This is an excellent volume that should be purchased not only by all geological libraries but also by anyone with an interest in the evolution of the biosphere-atmosphere system. (Andrew C. Scott Geological Magazine) This book contributes to our knowledge of the exciting story of the origin of plants on land, from an evolutionary and environmental perspective.... recommended for advanced researchers in paleobotany and paleoecology of the age of plants invading land. (Stanislav Mihulka Folia Geobotanica) Embryophites On Land / Dianne Edwards And Charles Wellman -- Rustling In The Undergrowth / William A. Shear And Paul A. Selden -- New Data On Nothia Apylla Lyon 1964 Ex El-saadawy Et Lacey 1979, A Poorly Known Plant From The Lower Devonian Rhine Chert / Hans Kerp, Hagen Hass, And Volker Mosbrugger -- Morphology Of Above-and Below-ground Structures In Early Devonian (pragian-emsian) Plants / Patricia L. Gensel, Michele E. Kotyk, And James F. Basinger -- The Pongchong Floral Assemblages Of Southeastern Yunnan. China: Diversity And Disparity In Early Devonian Plant Assemblages / Hao Shou-gang... And Patricia G. Gensel -- The Middle Devonian Flora Revisited / Christopher M. Berry And Muriel Fairon-demaret -- The Origin, Morphology, And Ecophysiology Of Early Empbryophytes: Neontological And Paleontological Perspectives / Linda E. Graham And Jane Gray -- Biological Roles For Phenolic Compounds In The Evolution Of Early Land Plants / Gillian A. Cooper-driver -- The Effect Of The Rise Of Land Plants On Atmospheric Co2 During The Paleozoic / Robert A. Berner -- Early Terrestrial Plant Environments: An Example From The Emsian Of Gaspé, Canada / C.l. Hotton ...[et Al.] Effects Of The Middle To Late Devonian Spread Of Vascular Land Plants On Weathering Regimes, Marine Biotas, And Global Climate / Thomas J. Algeo, Stephen E. Scheckler, And J. Barry Maynard -- Diversification Of Siluro-devonian Plant Traces In Paleosols And Influence On Estimates Paleoatmospheric Co2 Levels / Steven G. Driese And Claudia I. Mora. Editors, Patricia G. Gensel, Dianne Edwards. Based On A Symposium Held During The Fifth International Organization Of Paleobotany Conference In 1996. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-289) And Index. Embryophites on land / Dianne Edwards and Charles Wellman Rustling in the undergrowth / William A. Shear and Paul A. Selden New data on Nothia apylla Lyon 1964 ex el-Saadawy et Lacey 1979, a poorly known plant from the lower Devonian Rhine Chert / Hans Kerp, Hagen Hass, and Volker Mosbrugger Morphology of above-and below-ground structures in early Devonian (Pragian-Emsian) plants / Patricia L. Gensel, Michele E. Kotyk, and James F. Basinger The pongchong floral assemblages of southeastern Yunnan. China: diversity and disparity in early Devonian plant assemblages / Hao Shou-Gang and Patricia G. Gensel The middle Devonian flora revisited / Christopher M. Berry and Muriel Fairon-Demaret The origin, morphology, and ecophysiology of early empbryophytes: neontological and paleontological perspectives / Linda E. Graham and Jane Gray Biological roles for phenolic compounds in the evolution of early land plants / Gillian A. Cooper-Driver The effect of the rise of land plants on atmospheric COb2s during the Paleozoic / Robert A. Berner Early terrestrial plant environments: an example from the Emsian of Gaspé, Canada / C.L. Hotton ... [et al.] Effects of the middle to late Devonian spread of vascular land plants on weathering regimes, marine biotas, and global climate / Thomas J. Algeo, Stephen E. Scheckler, and J. Barry Maynard Diversification of Siluro-Devonian plant traces in Paleosols and influence on estimates paleoatmospheric COb2s levels / Steven G. Driese and Claudia I. Mora gensel_fm.pdf......Page 0 gensel_ch1.pdf......Page 11 gensel_ch2.pdf......Page 13 gensel_ch3.pdf......Page 39 gensel_ch4.pdf......Page 62 gensel_ch5.pdf......Page 93 gensel_ch6.pdf......Page 113 gensel_ch7.pdf......Page 130 gensel_ch8.pdf......Page 150 gensel_ch9.pdf......Page 169 gensel_ch10.pdf......Page 183 gensel_ch11.pdf......Page 189 gensel_ch12.pdf......Page 223 gensel_ch13.pdf......Page 247 gensel_ref.pdf......Page 265 What do we now know about the origins of plants on land, from an evolutionary and an environmental perspective? The essays in this collection present a synthesis of our present state of knowledge, integrating current information in paleobotany with physical, chemical, and geological data. The invasion of the land by organisms is one of the major events in the evolution of life, permanently altering the conditions on Earth and essentially resulting in the diversification of the kingdom Plantae as presently defined.