Green planet [electronic resource] : how plants keep the Earth alive / Stanley A. Rice.
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TextPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 298 p.) : ill., mapISBN: - 9780813546537 (electronic bk.)
- 0813546532 (electronic bk.)
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | QK901 .R53 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 0000055503 |
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