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QK901.R36 2009
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TITLE:
Green planet : how plants keep the Earth alive / Stanley A. Rice
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How plants keep the Earth alive.
AUTHOR:
Rice, Stanley A., 1957-
PUBLISHED:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2009.
DESCRIPTION:
xiii, 298 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
NOTES:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
NOTES:
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?
SUBJECT:
Plant ecology.
SUBJECT:
Vegetation and climate.
SUBJECT:
Plants, Useful
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