Green planet how plants keep the Earth alive /
Rice, Stanley A.
Green planet how plants keep the Earth alive / [electronic resource] : Stanley A. Rice. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009 - 1 online resource (xiii, 298 p.) : ill., map
Description based on print version record
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?
Mode of access: Internet
9780813546537 (electronic bk.) 0813546532 (electronic bk.)
Plant ecology
Vegetation and climate
Plants, Useful
Green planet how plants keep the Earth alive / [electronic resource] : Stanley A. Rice. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009 - 1 online resource (xiii, 298 p.) : ill., map
Description based on print version record
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?
Mode of access: Internet
9780813546537 (electronic bk.) 0813546532 (electronic bk.)
Plant ecology
Vegetation and climate
Plants, Useful