Green Planet: How Plants Keep the Earth Alive
"If you are not convinced of the critical value of plants to people you will be after reading Stanley Rice's Green Planet. Rice's expertise, paired with his engaging style, awakens readers to the importance of the environmental services provided by plants." --Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, Scientific Director, The Eden Project<br /><br />"Stanley Rice writes with charm and clarity. Not since Corner'sLife of Plantshas there been a contestant for this role in the world of scientific publishing about plants for general readers." --Steward T. A. Pickett, distinguished senior scientist and project director, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies<br /><br />"The title says it all. Green Planet does for plants what Diane Ackerman'sA Natural History of the Sensesdoes for our sensory experiences." --Eldon H. Franz, Washington State University<br /><br /> --Eldon H. Franz, Washington State UniversityIf you are not convinced of the critical value of plants to people you will be after reading Stanley Rice's Green Planet. Rice's expertise, paired with his engaging style, awakens readers to the importance of the environmental services provided by plants. --Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, Scientific Director, The Eden ProjectThe title says it all. Green Planet does for plants what Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses does for our sensory experiences. --Eldon H. Franz, Washington State University