The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world

Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.

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"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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Forest dynamics

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Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- Anecdotes

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ISBN:

9781771642484
9781535331777

Description:

xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Das geheime Leben der Bäume. English

Notes:

Translation of: Das geheime Leben der Bäume
Includes bibliographical references and index
In English translated from German by Jane Billinghurst

Contents:

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 commodity

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2817304

Other Authors:

Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator
David Suzuki Institute, issuing body
Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-
translation of: Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- Geheime Leben der Bäume. English

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