Green planet : how plants keep the Earth alive / Stanley A. Rice.
Publication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.Description: xiii, 298 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 581.7 22
- QK901 .R53 2009
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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?