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000334328 1001_ $$aRice, Stanley A.,$$d1957-
000334328 24510 $$aGreen planet :$$bhow plants keep the Earth alive /$$cStanley A. Rice.
000334328 260__ $$aNew Brunswick, N.J. :$$bRutgers University Press,$$cc2009.
000334328 300__ $$axiii, 298 p. :$$bill., map ;$$c24 cm.
000334328 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000334328 5050_ $$aAn injured paradise -- Plants put the oxygen in the air -- Greenhouse earth : plants help to keep the Earth from overheating -- Shade : trees make good air conditioners --  The water cycle : plants prevent droughts and floods -- Plants feed the world -- Plants create soil -- Plants create habitats -- Plants heal the landscape -- How agriculture changed the world -- Why we need plant diversity -- What can we do?
000334328 5201_ $$a"Green Planet explores the many ways plants sustain life by making oxygen, regulating the greenhouse effect, controlling floods, and producing all the food in the world. Foliage also provides natural habitats for all the world's organisms. Through illustrations, scientific evidence, and engaging writing for nonspecialists, Stanley A. Rice helps general readers realize that if we are to rescue the earth from environmental disaster, we must protect wild plants."--BOOK JACKET.
000334328 650_0 $$aPlant ecology.
000334328 650_0 $$aVegetation and climate.
000334328 650_0 $$aPlants, Useful.
000334328 85200 $$bgen$$hQK901$$i.R53$$i2009
000334328 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008013964.html
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