The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Tim Flannery.
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: Vancouver, B.C. : David Suzuki Institute : Greystone Books Ltd., c2016.Edition: English edDescription: xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781771642484
- Das geheime Leben der Baume. English
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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500 - 599 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 582.16 WOHL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001047274 |
"Originally published in Germany in 2015 as Das geheime Leben der Baume"--Title page verso.
"English translation ... Jane Billinghurst"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and index.
Foreword / by Tim Flannery -- Introduction to the English edition -- Introduction -- Friendships -- The language of trees -- Social security -- Love -- The tree lottery -- Slowly does it -- Forest etiquette -- Tree school -- United we stand, divided we fall -- The mysteries of moving water -- Trees aging gracefully -- Mighty oak or mighty wimp? -- Specialists -- Tree or not tree? -- In the realm of darkness -- Carbon dioxide vacuums -- Woody climate control -- The forest as water pump -- Yours or mine? -- Community housing projects -- Mother ships of biodiversity -- Hibernation -- A sense of time -- A question of character -- The sick tree -- Let there be light -- Street kids -- Burnout -- Destination north! -- Tough customers -- Turbulent times -- Immigrants -- Healthy forest air -- Why is the forest green? -- Set free -- More than just a community -- Note from a forest scientist / by Dr. Suzanne Simard.
"A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other"--From publisher.
Translation of: Das geheime Leben der Baume.
Translated from the German.
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