Eating the sun : how plants power the planet / Oliver Morton.
Publication details: New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2008.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xix, 460 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780007163649
- 0007163649
- How plants power the planet
- QK882 .M88 2008
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book | NMC Library | Stacks | QK882 .M88 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001109437 |
Originally published: Great Britain : Fourth Estate, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-442) and index.
In the span of a man's life: Carbon ; Energy ; Light -- In the span of a planet's life: Beginnings ; Fossils ; Forests and feedback ; Grass -- In the span of a tree's life: Humanity ; Energy.
Traces the science of photosysthesis and its relevance in both history and the modern world, exploring the phenomenon's key role in confronting today's environmental challenges.
There are no comments on this title.