The global forest
Subtitle: 40 ways trees can save us
By: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Publisher: Particular Books; Penguin Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781846144097; 9781846144103
Subjects: Trees; Folklore; Symbolic aspects; Forest ecology
Description: "A world expert on how trees chemically affect our environment, Diana Beresford-Kroeger has woven together ecology, ethnobotany, horticulture, spirituality, science and alternative medicine in The Global Forest to capture their enormous significance to us - and our future. Trees absorb pollutants from the ground, comb particulates from the air and house beneficial insects. But what they do chemically in the environment is something we're only beginning to understand. Trees not only breathe and communicate; they also reproduce, provide shelter, medicine and food, and each of these forty interlocking essays picks out a different aspect of the life of the forest, explains it and then shows why it is so vitally important. Combining the precision of a scientist with the lyricism of a poet, Diana Beresford-Kroeger has written an unforgettable work of natural history that shows how we really can save the Earth, one tree at a time."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175).
Table of contents: title: Bloodlines; title: The sweet Savannah; title: Magical trees; title: A suit for sustainability; title: The paranormal; title: Home, sweet home; title: Heroes and hormones; title: A handful of nuts; title: The forest, the fairy, and the child; title: The aboriginal; title: Bioplan for biodiversity; title: Smile, monkey, smile; title: The medicine for mammals; title: Oh mother, dear; title: The flowers of the forest; title: Of forests and art; title: A chat about climate change; title: The paper trail; title: Fragrance; title: Two-tier agriculture; title: "Let there be light; title: "; title: Sacred trees; title: Forest food; title: Hedgerow heaven; title: Warning from the forest; title: Silent sound; title: Medicinal wood; title: The sexual revolution; title: Computer country; title: Nutmilks and creams; title: The invisible forest; title: Global warming; title: The birds and the bees; title: Dream world; title: The marriage of lichens; title: Green sex and the affairs of the heart; title: Dirty laundry; title: Passion at play; title: The medicine walk; title: The forest and the fire-keeper.