Physical Description |
xi, 292 pages ; 22 cm |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-280) and index |
Contents |
Ceibo -- Balsam fir -- Sabal palm -- Green ash -- Interlude: Mitsumata -- Hazel -- Redwood and ponderosa pine -- Interlude: Maple -- Cottonwood -- Callery pear -- Olive -- Japanese white pine. |
Summary |
"Haskell visits a dozen trees around the world, exploring each tree's connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communitities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants, demonstrating how trees and humans arer intertwined."--Taken from flyleaf of the book. |
Subject |
Forest ecology.
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Symbiosis.
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Organisms.
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Nature.
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Botany.
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Dangerous plants.
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Plant defenses.
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Companion planting.
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