The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Tim Flannery.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Vancouver, BC : David Suzuki Institute / Greystone Books, 2016Description: xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781771642484
- 1771642483
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"Originally published in Germany in 2015 as Das geheime Leben der Bäume."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and index.
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 -- Notes 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."-- Provided by publisher.
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