Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants - Couverture rigide

Li, Fay-Wei; Suissa, Jacob S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1958417858 ISBN 13 : 9781958417850

Editeur : Hardie Grant US, 2025

Synopsis

Ferns tells a remarkable science story by tracing the origins of the plants to over 350 million years ago.

Ferns are the most remarkable of plants, and their science is both complex and beautiful. Among our most ancient plants, they have a unique way of reproducing, and their story reveals much about our planet's evolution. This book explores how ferns migrated from seat to land, how they sought light and interacted within ecosystems, how they survived mass extinctions, and what their ability to adapt can tell us about our warming Earth. 

Written by scientists with a passion for communicating impactful research that commands media and social media attention, and illustrated with jewel-like details by an award-winning botanical artist, Ferns has much to say about our planet's botanical past, present, and future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fay-Wei Li grew up in Taiwan, a subtropical fern paradise, and studied for his Ph.D. at Duke University, where he and his advisor, Kathleen Pryer, named a new fern genus Gaga after Lady Gaga. In 2017, Fay-Wei joined Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University as a faculty member. His fern research has featured in the New York Times, the Economist, and Rolling Stone.

Jacob S. Suissa is a classically trained botanist and fern biologist who completed his Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on the evolution of form and function in ferns. Jacob also co-founded the educational non-profit Lets Botanize, which is dedicated to inspiring curiosity and passion for plants.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hardie Grant US
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1958417858
• ISBN 13: 9781958417850
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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