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The Hidden Company That Trees Keep - James B. Nardi

The Hidden Company That Trees Keep

Life from Treetops to Root Tips

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
320 Seiten
2023
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-23797-8 (ISBN)
CHF 47,90 inkl. MwSt
A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbes

You can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that trees share with a wondrous array of creatures. With their elaborate immune responses, trees recruit a host of allies as predators and parasites to defend against uninvited advances from organisms that chew on leaves, drain sap, and bore into wood. Microbial life thrives in the hidden spaces of leaf scales, twigs, and bark, while birds, mammals, and insects benefit from the more visible resources trees provide. In return, animals help with pollination, seed dispersal, and recycling of nutrients. The Hidden Company That Trees Keep blends marvelous storytelling with beautiful illustrations and the latest science to reveal how the lives of trees are intertwined with those of their diverse companions.




Features a wealth of richly detailed drawings accompanied by breathtaking images of microscopic landscapes on leaf, bark, and root surfaces
Includes informative fact boxes
Draws on new discoveries in biology and natural history
Written by one of the world’s leading naturalists

James B. Nardi is a research scientist in the School of Integrative Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His books include Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners, Discoveries in the Garden, and Close Encounters with Insects and Spiders.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 3 color + 357 b/w illus.
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10 0-691-23797-2 / 0691237972
ISBN-13 978-0-691-23797-8 / 9780691237978
Zustand Neuware
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