TY - GEN N2 - Are trees social beings? Forester and author Peter Wohlleben makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. AB - Are trees social beings? Forester and author Peter Wohlleben makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. T1 - The hidden life of trees :what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / AU - Wohlleben, Peter, AU - Flannery, Tim F. AU - Simard, S. AU - Billinghurst, Jane, CN - ProQuest Ebook Central CN - QK475 LA - eng LA - Translated from the German. N1 - "Originally published in Germany in 2015 as Das geheime Leben der Bäume"--Title page verso. ID - 859621 KW - Trees KW - Forest ecology. SN - 9781925435108 SN - 1925435105 SN - 9781771642491 SN - 1771642491 TI - The hidden life of trees :what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4555532 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4555532 ER -