01787nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10281502 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080326s2009 njuab sb s001 0 eng 2008013964 GBA906779 bnb 014884153 Uk 9780813544533 (hardcover : alk. paper) 081354453X (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)318675740 QK901 .R53 2009eb 581.7 22 Rice, Stanley A., 1957- Green planet [electronic resource] : how plants keep the Earth alive / Stanley A. Rice. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009. xiii, 298 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-285) and index. 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? Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Plant ecology. Vegetation and climate. Plants, Useful. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10281502 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 3492 3492 0 0 0 0 NFIC 40404 40404 GEN 2015-10-23 0 QK901 .R53 2009eb 20091256 2015-10-23 2015-10-23