Life in the hothouse
Subtitle: how a living planet survives climate change
By: Melanie Lenart
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780816527236
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-227) and index.
Table of contents: title: A feverish response : hurricanes come with high temperatures; title: A living system : gaia and climate control; title: Greenhouse-gas attack : one way to warm a planet; title: Circulation patterns : a pulse of floods, to the beat of rising waves; title: An herbal remedy : plants work to restore balance; title: An internal cleanse : the additive power of soils and wetlands; title: Beneath the surface : weathering the warming in deep time; title: Systematic healing : more ways trees and wetlands boost planetary health; title: Conclusion : what would gaia do?