Screen LibraryGreen planet：how plants keep the Earth alive
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Rutgers University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Brunswick, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 298 p.: ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper) 081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | Q948 |
| CLC: | Q948.1 |
| Call Number: | Q948.1/R497 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-285) and index. Remnants of paradise -- An injured paradise -- Plants put the oxygen in the air -- Greenhouse earth : plants help to keep the Earth from overheating -- Shade : trees make good air conditioners -- The water cycle : plants prevent droughts and floods -- Plants feed the world -- Plants create soil -- Plants create habitats -- Plants heal the landscape -- How agriculture changed the world -- Why we need plant diversity -- What can we do? "Green Planet explores the many ways plants sustain life by making oxygen, regulating the greenhouse effect, controlling floods, and producing all the food in the world. Foliage also provides natural habitats for all the world's organisms. Through illustrations, scientific evidence, and engaging writing for nonspecialists, Stanley A. Rice helps general readers realize that if we are to rescue the earth from environmental disaster, we must protect wild plants."--BOOK JACKET. |