Michael Charles Boulter Livres

The book explores Charles Darwin's journey in developing his theories of evolution, drawing inspiration from observations in his own garden. It delves into the scientific debates surrounding his ideas, highlighting their relevance and the ongoing discussions in contemporary biology. Through a blend of personal narrative and historical context, it illustrates how Darwin's insights transformed our understanding of life on Earth and continue to provoke thought and discussion among scientists and scholars today.

Fifty million years ago, the Arctic Ocean was a warm sea, bounded by lush vegetation of the warm-temperate shores of Scandinavia, Siberia, Alaska and the Northwest Territories. Wind and storms were rare because Atlantic weather systems had not developed but, as today, polar day length added a hostile element to this otherwise tranquil climate. With the aid of scientists from all the countries close to the Arctic Circle, this book describes the palaeontology, the statistical analysis of vegetational features, comparisons with atmospheric, marine, and geological features and some of the first models of plant migration developed from newly constructed databases.