Morton, Oliver. <br/><br/>
Eating the sun :  how plants power the planet / 
 How plants power the planet 
Oliver Morton. 
 - 1st U.S. ed. 
 - New York, NY :  HarperCollins,  c2008. 
 - xix, 460 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: Great Britain : Fourth Estate, 2007. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-442) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780007163649 0007163649 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009277524 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Photosynthesis--Popular works.<br/>Plants.<br/>Photosynthesis.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK882  / .M88 2008