How Trees Die
Title | How Trees Die PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Gillman |
Publisher | Westholme Publishing |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Nature |
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Explains how trees age and the various ways they die, i.e. at the hands of humans or by foreign insects and diseases. Explores the future of trees as well.
The Plant Contract
Title | The Plant Contract PDF eBook |
Author | Prudence Gibson |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2018-02-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9004360549 |
The Plant Contract argues that visual and performance art can help change our perception of the vegetal world, and can return us to nature and thought. Via an investigation into the wasteland, robotany, feminist plants, and nature rights, this phytology-love story investigates how contemporary art is mediating the effects of plant-blindness, caused by human disassociation from the natural world. It is also a gesture of respect for the genius of vegetal life, where new science proves plants can learn, communicate, remember, make decisions, and associate. Art is a litmus test for how climate change affects human perception. This book responds to that test by expressing plant-philosophy to a wider public, through an interrogation of plant-art.
Functional Ecology of Woodlands and Forests
Title | Functional Ecology of Woodlands and Forests PDF eBook |
Author | J.R. Packham |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 1992-05-31 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780412443909 |
Functional Ecology of Woodlands is firmly based on the factors which govern the composition of woodland communities, but goes on to explore the dynamics of interactions between various ecosystem components. This is an authoritative text on the functioning of forest ecosystems, which will also assist readers to reach informed decisions about issues such as the greenhouse effect, acid precipitation, the greening of cities and agroforestry.
In Search of the Canary Tree
Title | In Search of the Canary Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren E. Oakes |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2018-11-27 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1541617428 |
The surprisingly hopeful story of one woman's search for resiliency in a warming world Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's old-growth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellow-cedar. With climate change as the culprit, the death of this species meant loss for many Alaskans. Oakes and her research team wanted to chronicle how plants and people could cope with their rapidly changing world. Amidst the standing dead, she discovered the resiliency of forgotten forests, flourishing again in the wake of destruction, and a diverse community of people who persevered to create new relationships with the emerging environment. Eloquent, insightful, and deeply heartening, In Search of the Canary Tree is a case for hope in a warming world.
The Dying of the Trees
Title | The Dying of the Trees PDF eBook |
Author | Charles E. Little |
Publisher | Viking Adult |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Nature |
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From the sugarbush of Vermont and the dogwoods of Maryland to the hollows in Appalachia and the mountainsides of the West, a whole range of human-caused maladies--acid rain, ultraviolet rays, and other eco-hazards--has been the cause of major forest decline. Little explores the phenomenon with scientists and government officials, and recounts their respondes to this threat to global ecological balance.
Real Gardens Grow Natives
Title | Real Gardens Grow Natives PDF eBook |
Author | Eileen M Stark |
Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
Pages | 645 |
Release | 2014-09-24 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 1594858675 |
CLICK HERE to download sample native plants from Real Gardens Grow Natives For many people, the most tangible and beneficial impact they can have on the environment is right in their own yard. Aimed at beginning and veteran gardeners alike, Real Gardens Grow Natives is a stunningly photographed guide that helps readers plan, implement, and sustain a retreat at home that reflects the natural world. Gardening with native plants that naturally belong and thrive in the Pacific Northwest’s climate and soil not only nurtures biodiversity, but provides a quintessential Northwest character and beauty to yard and neighborhood! For gardeners and conservationists who lack the time to read through lengthy design books and plant lists or can’t afford a landscape designer, Real Gardens Grow Natives is accessible yet comprehensive and provides the inspiration and clear instruction needed to create and sustain beautiful, functional, and undemanding gardens. With expert knowledge from professional landscape designer Eileen M. Stark, Real Gardens Grow Natives includes: * Detailed profiles of 100 select native plants for the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades, plus related species, helping make plant choice and placement. * Straightfoward methods to enhance or restore habitat and increase biodiversity * Landscape design guidance for various-sized yards, including sample plans * Ways to integrate natives, edibles, and nonnative ornamentals within your garden * Specific planting procedures and secrets to healthy soil * Techniques for propagating your own native plants * Advice for easy, maintenance using organic methods
Why are These Trees Dying?
Title | Why are These Trees Dying? PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Dixie National Forest (Utah) |
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