Rice, Stanley A.,  1957- <br/><br/>
Green planet :  how plants keep the Earth alive / 
Stanley A. Rice. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Rutgers University Press,  c2009. 
 - xiii, 298 p. :  ill., map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-285) and index. 
<br/><br/>An injured paradise -- Plants put the oxygen in the air -- Greenhouse earth : plants help to keep the Earth from overheating -- Shade : trees make good air conditioners --  The water cycle : plants prevent droughts and floods -- Plants feed the world -- Plants create soil -- Plants create habitats -- Plants heal the landscape -- How agriculture changed the world -- Why we need plant diversity -- What can we do? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper) 081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008013964 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA906779  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014884153  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plant ecology.<br/>Vegetation and climate.<br/>Plants, Useful.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK901  / .R53 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>581.7