01789nam a2200361 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095015001900112016001800131020004300149020004000192040002100232035002100253050002300274082001400297100002900311245009500340260006100435300004000496504006400536505041900600533015201019650001901171650002801190650002001218655002901238710001701267856012601284999001701410ebr10281502CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080326s2009    njuab   sb   s001 0 eng    z  2008013964  aGBA9067792bnb7 z0148841532Uk  z9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)31867574014aQK901b.R53 2009eb04a581.72221 aRice, Stanley A.,d1957-10aGreen planeth[electronic resource] :bhow plants keep the Earth alive /cStanley A. Rice.  aNew Brunswick, N.J. :bRutgers University Press,cc2009.  axiii, 298 p. :bill., map ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 268-285) and index.0 aAn 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?  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aPlant ecology. 0aVegetation and climate. 0aPlants, Useful. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10281502zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c18422d18422