TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rice,Stanley A.
TI  - Green planet: how plants keep the Earth alive 
SN  - 9780813546537 (electronic bk.)
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - Plant ecology
KW  - Vegetation and climate
KW  - Plants, Useful
N1  - 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?
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ER  -