Green planet
Subtitle: how plants keep the Earth alive
By: Stanley A. Rice.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780813544533
Subjects: Plant ecology; Vegetation and climate; Plants, Useful
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An injured paradise; title: Plants put the oxygen in the air; title: Greenhouse earth; title: Shade; title: The water cycle; title: Plants feed the world; title: Plants create soil; title: Plants create habitats; title: Plants heal the landscape; title: How agriculture changed the world; title: Why we need plant diversity; title: What can we do?