Green planet how plants keep the Earth alive /
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
c2009.
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
Table of 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?