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Author:

Rice, Stanley A., 1957-

Title:

Green planet : how plants keep the Earth alive / Stanley A. Rice.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xiii, 298 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Plant ecology.
Vegetation and climate.
Plants, Useful.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-285) and index.

Contents:

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?

Summary:

"Green Planet explores the many ways plants sustain life by making oxygen, regulating the greenhouse effect, controlling floods, and producing all the food in the world. Foliage also provides natural habitats for all the world's organisms. Through illustrations, scientific evidence, and engaging writing for nonspecialists, Stanley A. Rice helps general readers realize that if we are to rescue the earth from environmental disaster, we must protect wild plants."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)222664247

LCCN:

2008013964

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)