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Green planet : how plants keep the Earth alive /

Rice, Stanley A., 1957-

Green planet : how plants keep the Earth alive / Stanley A. Rice. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009. - xiii, 298 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-285) and index.

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?

9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper) 081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper)

2008013964

GBA906779 bnb

014884153 Uk


Plant ecology.
Vegetation and climate.
Plants, Useful.

QK901 / .R53 2009

581.7

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