Green planet [ how plants keep the Earth alive
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press ,
c2009
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. An injured paradise
- 2. Plants put the oxygen in the air
- 3. Greenhouse earth : plants help to keep the Earth from overheating
- 4. Shade : trees make good air conditioners
- 5. The water cycle : plants prevent droughts and floods
- 6. Plants feed the world
- 7. Plants create soil
- 8. Plants create habitats
- 9. Plants heal the landscape
- 10. How agriculture changed the world
- 11. Why we need plant diversity
- 12. What can we do?